Is God listening? I was disappointed that prayer was interpreted only as asking God for something. Prayer traditionally involves praise, thanks-giving, confession and petition. Most important is praise, acknowledging the wonder of the supreme being. A relationship with God is always available, but we need to do the connecting. When we have established an intimate, trusting relationship with a higher power, then we can ask and expect to received higher power, then we can ask and expect to receive. One does not ask favors from a neighbor one has not met. God can be found only by seeking with the heart.
Life is a crap shoot—some people luck out and some don’t. some people who need organ transplants get them and some don’t. There is no evidence of any kind that prayer has any effect whatsoever on the outcome. People like everything simple and in black and white. When they pray and get what they wished for , they are sure that their prayers were “answered.” When they pray and don’t get what they wanted, it was “God’s will.” Actually, it is always just random chance.
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