do you pray?

[GoldenAgeHero]

me? sadly no.

if no, why dont you?

[JLBats]

One time, while I was driving, I put my hands together and said "Jesus take the wheel!"

I am now a paraplegic. Thanks a lot, Jesus:down

[Sensi]

i did when i was small alot more than now but yes ..does it help? hmmmm i hope

[Super Flight]

sometimes,

[captain_jimbo]

I'm a Catholic, and seeing the way the world is today, I feel I need to pray more than ever. :(

[Peter_Porker]

On occasion I do.

My youngest daughter was born 2 1/2 months early only weighing 3 lbs. I did a lot of praying, when she was 1 week old they found blood dripping out of her, finding out it was a tear in her small intenstine, due to an allergy to milk. But she is about 2.5 years old now, and she's fine, below is a picture of when she was born and one of the newest pictures I have.

When she was born.

http://www.darmiccah.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/100_0009.JPG

Here she is now.

http://www.darmiccah.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/rebekah1.jpg

[GoldenAgeHero]

awwww shes a cutie.

[JLBats]

:eek:

[enterthemadness]

Somtimes I pray...if I feel I need to.

[JLBats]

...No.

[stryfe]

Praying. This is what I dont get.

You pray and something good happens, its because you prayed. You pray and something bad happens and it was "gods will". Where is the accountability there? I really believe its BS.

[GoldenAgeHero]

woah she deleted her existence from this thread.

[Peter_Porker]

I think it all in one's perception of faith, how much it plays a part in your life and how much you believe.

[GoldenAgeHero]

yeah. i use topray when i was younger, but i really dont do it anymore. i just dont for some reason. its all due to laziness i guess.

[U.S War Machine]

Of course I do

[Dew k. Mosi]

woah she deleted her existence from this thread.
I was never here. You were imagining things

[Sabretooth]

Sometimes I do.

[Twitch]

in my darkest hour, yes

[stryfe]

I might get in flamed for this but oh well.

Try praying to stryfe every other time you go to pray instead of whoever your would have. No joke. If you get the same result as you would pray to the other whats the harm?

[Hack and Slash]

All the time, man.

[Bat Attack]

No way, I'm a devout athiest.

[black_dust]

Dont belive in any of it so no, no point for me id be talking to myself

[Kevin]

i don't do the whole god thing. guess that's just me

[chuy]

only if i remember

[Flame on!]

me? sadly no.

if no, why dont you?
Because I find it silly.

[Dew k. Mosi]

I am still waiting for the memo from God as to why my child died. When he answers, maybe we'll start talking.

[Demon Within]

I am still waiting for the memo from God as to why my child died. When he answers, maybe we'll start talking.

:( Im sorry thats very sad.

[Colossal Spoons]

I've slowly gone from traditional memorized Catholic prayers to simply "talking" to God each night. :up:

I am still waiting for the memo from God as to why my child died. When he answers, maybe we'll start talking.

Once you're done mourning, grieving, etc; the irrationality of that way of thinking will hit you. Still horrible that it happened :(

[Demon Within]

I've slowly gone from traditional memorized Catholic prayers to simply "talking" to God each night. :up:



Once you're done mourning, grieving, etc; the irrationality of that way of thinking will hit you. Still horrible that it happened :(

Does he answer?

[Master Chief]

I say an Our Father and Hail Mary, then I do the "talking" thing. It's pretty much just me mumbling to myself. And it makes me feel better. :confused:

[Colossal Spoons]

I didn't say I ask Him for stuff. Prayer =/= requesting favors. I really do just talk so no answer is necessary. Determining what counts as an "answer" though is something that's troubled me for years though. :up:

[Demon Within]

I didn't say I ask Him for stuff. Prayer =/= requesting favors. I really do just talk so no answer is necessary. Determining what counts as an "answer" though is something that's troubled me for years though. :up:

Why not ask yourself the questions. Talk to yourself. At least you get an answer. Whats the point of talking to someone if you get nothing from it?

[JLBats]

Once you're done mourning, grieving, etc; the irrationality of that way of thinking will hit you. Still horrible that it happened :(

banned

[Colossal Spoons]

^^Heh, why? It wasn't disrespectful at all. I always say that to people who act that way after a loss.

Why not ask yourself the questions. Talk to yourself. At least you get an answer. Whats the point of talking to someone if you get nothing from it?


1. Just talking can work wonders. Like venting but you're not angry.

2. They're not questions, so I don't need an answer.

3. I like having the faith, adds some comfort and spice to this otherwise dull and doomed world.

[GoldenAgeHero]

nvm

[Colossal Spoons]

Ok, I was being serious and sympathetic. That's just mean.

[Demon Within]

sighs ........ your a downer. Ive noticed that whenever certain topics come up you will mention your baby..... are you always bringing it up just to keep yourself miserable or something, like feeling sorry for yourself?

not to come off like an ass or anything.

Boy did you though.

[GoldenAgeHero]

uhh yeah delete my quote.

[Colossal Spoons]

I totally understand what you were trying to say. It's just one of those things that requires the proper amount of finesse to say; like handling a bomb. Sorry about your sis though. :down:

[GoldenAgeHero]

Ok, I was being serious and sympathetic. That's just mean.



thanks spoons.

[xwolverine2]

only when i want something for myself

[Colossal Spoons]

thanks spoons.

True, fear of being banned shouldn't cause you to punk out and not speak your mind, just keep it respectful. And the truth is, some people like to dwell; not necessarily Dew, but dwelling keeps people from dealing with the healing process. It sux and it's counter-productive but it's true. :(

[Orko Is King]

I think God has more important things to worry about than whether or not I pass a test or get rid of a cold.

[xwolverine2]

I think God has more important things to worry about than whether or not I pass a test or get rid of a cold.
like what?:confused: :confused:

[JLBats]

like what?:confused: :confused:

Like whether or not that Mary ***** gave him herpes.

[Topdawg]

I do pray.. five times a day.

[Colossal Spoons]

Are you Muslim?

[Topdawg]

yeah..

[Topdawg]

am i the only one here ?

[Colossal Spoons]

Seriously? You're either dead serious or have a dry sense of humor lol.

[Topdawg]

IM serious. i am a muslim

[Colossal Spoons]

OK, cool :up:

[Topdawg]

what about you, are you christian?

[xwolverine2]

Like whether or not that Mary ***** gave him herpes.
hmm... i prefer he passes my tests for me:o

[Spider-Bite]

I don't believe in God, so I have no reason to pray.

[C-$]

I do.

[Colossal Spoons]

what about you, are you christian?

Yes sir. Does that mean we have to fight now? J/K :p

[The Dark Defender]

Every night.

[Mee]

I do.:up:

[unstoppable]

I prey everynight

[unstoppable]

On occasion I do.

My youngest daughter was born 2 1/2 months early only weighing 3 lbs. I did a lot of praying, when she was 1 week old they found blood dripping out of her, finding out it was a tear in her small intenstine, due to an allergy to milk. But she is about 2.5 years old now, and she's fine, below is a picture of when she was born and one of the newest pictures I have.

When she was born.

http://www.darmiccah.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/100_0009.JPG

Here she is now.

http://www.darmiccah.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/rebekah1.jpgdang somebody found my soft spot"start crying"

[unstoppable]

IM serious. i am a muslimdoesn't that mean you can't eat pig or something

[lars573]

Do I pray? No. Did I ever? Again, no. I never really believed in the Anglican Christian religion in which I was raised. I'm also on the lookout for a way to un-baptize myself.



P.S: Don't assume I'm an atheist. You'd be mistaken.

[Warhammer]

I pray everynight, and whenever I am in some sort of trouble. :)
I wear a cross, too.

[DOG LIPS]

I try to everynight, but sometimes I get lazy. :(

[xwolverine2]

I try to everynight, but sometimes I get lazy. :(
so does god......with me:(

[Batty for Bats!]

I don't pray because if it doesn't happen - it wasn't God's will.
and if it does happen - Hoorah.

but God's omniscient. So God already knows, and you will get it or you won't, its not up to you. I just cut out the middle man.:gg:

[Colossal Spoons]

doesn't that mean you can't eat pig or something

:sigh: There's a little more to it than that.

Got something to do with oil, I believe :p

[SickBoy]

I've prayed before. Like in sweat lodges and at peyote meetings everyone prays. I have also prayed on my own a few times, but I've never done it regularly. I don't know why... it's a good thing and I will try to do it more. A focused mind is a powerful thing.

[Spider-X]

i don't pray because i find that believing in yourself generally does better for you (or me anyways)...and in the cases for which things are out of my control, i hope, sometimes pray to any powers that may be...but not much.

[taskmaster]

If god talks to me I'll talk back, but until then, no.

[SickBoy]

If god talks to me I'll talk back, but until then, no.

Prayer isn't neccessarily about talking to god.

In my opinion there is no "god" that is listening and will use his power to make things better. But there is a lot of power in focusing your mind on something, focusing your thoughts on a specific desire or goal. This is the kind of prayer I grew up with, the kind of prayer my parents usually do.

A lot of people don't realize how powerful the human mind can be. A lot of people also don't realize that thoughts can affect reality. I think much of the reason is that there is so much to the human mind and reality itself that we really don't understand.

[jusblaze21]

Yes, quite often.

[Mauser9910]

I am still waiting for the memo from God as to why my child died. When he answers, maybe we'll start talking.

I prayed when I was 5 or 6 for my uncle not to die and I came to the same conclusion. Hope, yeah, prayers, never. :o

[Wilhelm-Scream]

me? sadly no.

if no, why dont you?All of the family members of the miners in Virginia exclaimed that it was proof that "Prayer Works!" and that there is such a thing as a "Guardian Angel" when the fallible media reported that 12 miners had been found!:)

Once the dumb-ass media clarified, that 12 BODIES had been located,....herm.....I guess by the logic of those painfully gullible, stupid women, it's "proof" that prayer doesn't work and that there IS no such thing as "Guardian Angels".

:rolleyes:

[Batty for Bats!]

Wilhelm, you should change your user icon the Fonz. :(:up:

[Wilhelm-Scream]

not today

[LEX]

No. Not to God, anyway. But I do pray in my darkest, darkest times. I usually pray to my family.

[The Reverend]

Yes I pray, and given my health condition right now, its the only thing I can do. I know for a fact, in the last few months, had I not prayed to God, I would have been dead!

[Sentry2005]

I've prayed, but like the majority of people, only when I really want something :(

Being Agnostic, i'm not sure what I believe in, but if he's up there, I bed God is royally pissed with me :(

[Kevin]

i thinks it's good that people believe in something, and have something to pray to. i don't pray, not really. i don't talk to god because that's a no-no in my book. i don't really believe in a god, but i do believe there's a possibility that there COULD be one. i'm mostly a science type of guy anyway. like i said, i don't pray, not anymore at the very least, but if i do pray, or decide to talk to a "higher being", it's gonna be my mother. she's my "god", my gardian angel.

[Spoarz™]

Yep, I pray to God.

[Hack and Slash]

All the time... I am a messiah of God :marv: :cool:

[ragid_tiga]

I don't, simply because I'm not really sure where I am belief-wise. As in, does the higher being react to prayer in that way.

I know what I mean, I spose. I just feel a bit of a git praying when I want to if I don't really believe in anything solid.

[Immortalfire]

All the time, and it works.

[Colossal Spoons]

I prayed when I was 5 or 6 for my uncle not to die and I came to the same conclusion. Hope, yeah, prayers, never. :o

Further proof that prayer =/= asking for favors. When did everybody get together and decide that God sits around and grants people favors? Sounds like everybody wants a genie, not God. Just talk to Him.

[Peter_Porker]

Further proof that prayer =/= asking for favors. When did everybody get together and decide that God sits around and grants people favors? Sounds like everybody wants a genie, not God. Just talk to Him.

When I pray it isn't for favors, it is to either a)right some wrong that I have done in the past. or b) to provide me (or someone else) the strength to get through something.

[Colossal Spoons]

You've got it figured out then :up:

That's not to say you can't ask God for anything, it just starts a slippery slope if you don't get said favor.

[Peter_Porker]

You've got it figured out then :up:

That's not to say you can't ask God for anything, it just starts a slippery slope if you don't get said favor.

if you start asking for things and don't get them, that introduces bitterness in your relationship with God.

[Colossal Spoons]

One that soo many people have developed. People who are angry with God for not granting their wishes(like a genie) really do make me sad. It's such a simple way of thinking.

[Peter_Porker]

One that soo many people have developed. People who are angry with God for not granting their wishes(like a genie) really do make me sad. It's such a simple way of thinking.

Exactly (like at the beginning of this thread), when my youngest daughter was born, I didn't pray for the favor of being alright, but I prayed that she be given the strength to be alright and survive, and she did. Imagine how mad I would have been if I had asked for Him to make her ok, and she had died.

It is truly sad that people have to see God as their way out or that He is there to do anything we wish.

[Colossal Spoons]

I was always advised to pray for God's help in dealing with whatever happens

[Peter_Porker]

I was always advised to pray for God's help in dealing with whatever happens

makes sense.

[Colossal Spoons]

It can't fail unless you want it to :up:

[Arkady Rossovich]

I pray,but not often.You pray for people,and to god.

[Hafssól]

I don't pray. I don't believe in God or the Devil or stuff like that. I'm just not a religious person.

[November Rain]

i do but not as often as i used to...

[CASk8er87]

I dont. I used to believe in god, but now i am older and wiser to know not to rely on someone else for problems and/or forgiveness. I take consequences for my own actions until i am forgivin/loved by the ones ive affected, instead of forgiveness/love from someone i have not.