I do, but it is more a stream of consciousness thing that recognizes my need to talk out things with SOMEONE, and often, the best someone to talk it out with is ME! Spending a little energy clarifying what is bothering me, going over options and alternatives, pouring out frustrations and angers and hurts--that is what prayer is, really, right? Sometimes my prayers are gratitude-I count my 'blessings' and I know how rich I am. Sometime my prayers are apologies for feeling sorry for my 'little problems'. I have occasionally acknowledge that there may be a 'god' and I have told him more than once that I think he is kind of mean to mess with our heads the way he does if even half of what is in the Bible is true-he made it 100% lacking in credibility. I have told THAT god that I fully expect mercy, otherwise I wouldn't have anything nice to say to him.
Mostly I think prayer is kind of a therapy, and it does help sometimes, just like therapy can help.
Do you still pray?
by Layla33 36 Replies latest jw friends
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JWdaughter
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stillajwexelder
Extremely rarely
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Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit
Great topic and comments.
I do not. If there's a God, I'm annoyed with him. Every once in a while I get really pissed and say 'sweet & sour baby Jesus'. That's as close to prayer as I get.
I can't separate 'need for spirituality' from being a Hoho with all its obsessive godliness and divine hatred for others.
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sspo
No, its been a couple of years now, i feel prayers are not answered.
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POs Son
I do not pray (unless the occasional "Oh God!" counts). I do however still tell people in turmoil (death, illness etc) that they are "In our thoughts and prayers." I suppose they need not know how or if I worship, those details are mine.
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Undecided
Not much. I'm really trying to figure out if there is really a God and why and if he created the universe. It's really hard to see how complicated life is without some type of creator but I just feel lost for answers.
Ken P.
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NewYork44M
I don't talk to god and he doesn't talk to me. We both seem to be doing just fine. Thank you very much.
Next time you talk to him tell him I said what's up?
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Confucious
I do still pray.
But I think it's at a higher "consciousness" than before.
I mean, as a dub I used to pray at ever meal.
But really, how meaningful does that become.
It was more out of "rote."
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Dogaradodya
I think JWD may have to be my "Higher Power" by oompa
No, I command God -- my genie.
Riddle: "The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool." Who's speaking?
The genie of Isaiah
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WTWizard
Only to Satan, that he foil Jehovah's plans for the Watchtower Society to break the 7 milliion mark and place me in that Value Destroyer Training School.