Lets Be Honest About Praying

[falcon9]

Everyone has their own personal relationship with GOD.

That is an incorrect assumption.  There are millions of people who do not.

[diala84]

If you take a moment to pray for them while they are present then you can feel good that you followed through with your prayer and the other person knows you really care. Take a moment to pray with them at the time because let's be honest you may not remember to later on. 

[sgerman]

Prayer is talking to God but it has to have a purpose. When you pray for other people be sincere and mean it. If you are praying to God and are asking for something realize that he might say no. Pray to thank God not just to ask him for something. I pray for God to give me strength when I need it and I have faith that when I pray God will be with me.

[reiddb]

I have found that if I tell someone I will pray for them...as soon as I'm done talking to them I've made it my practice to pray right then and there and ask God to remind me later for them.  You are absolutely right, we should not tell someone we're praying for them if we aren't. 

[JediJohnnie]

If someone asks me to pray for them I ALWAYS make a point to pray for them.Usually for a day or two,but always at least once!

[lanenadixon]

I pray for people everyday, even people I don't know and have never met.  We all have issues and praying for myself as well as others leave me with a wonderful feeling because I know that prayer changes things and if my prayer can assist in any way I am satisfied that i contributed to a blessing!!

[falcon9]

I pray for people everyday, even people I don't know and have never met. 

How insulting to those who don't put any stock in 'prayers' for you to disregard consent. What if some satanist invoked daemons on your behalf and without your consent, are you okay with that too?

We all have issues and praying for myself as well as others leave me with a wonderful feeling because I know that prayer changes things and if my prayer can assist in any way I am satisfied that i contributed to a blessing!!

There is exactly no valid evidence that 'prayer' changes anything, (although your admission that it make you 'feel good' and like you're 'contributing' reveals the actual purpose of such a 'magical evocation').

[Cuppycake]

I pray for people everyday, even people I don't know and have never met. 

How insulting to those who don't put any stock in 'prayers' for you to disregard consent. What if some satanist invoked daemons on your behalf and without your consent, are you okay with that too?

We all have issues and praying for myself as well as others leave me with a wonderful feeling because I know that prayer changes things and if my prayer can assist in any way I am satisfied that i contributed to a blessing!!

There is exactly no valid evidence that 'prayer' changes anything, (although your admission that it make you 'feel good' and like you're 'contributing' reveals the actual purpose of such a 'magical evocation').

This is why I love you lol ! You have allot of patience. I am just to the point of no longer being able to tolerate the complete and utter  of religion in general. I am incapable of being nice to religious people that insist on everyone else also buying into  .

[gramev64]

I too, when I tell someone I will pray for them, I utter a quick prayer for them, but also try to remember them when I kneel at bedtime or during the day when I feel the need to go to my Lord and just get my comfort from talking witrh Him.

[albefish]

If I tell someone I am going to pray for them, I am very careful to remember to do so even if I have to make myself a reminder. I thought it is important to keep you promise to them.

[falcon9]

I pray for people everyday, even people I don't know and have never met. 

How insulting to those who don't put any stock in 'prayers' for you to disregard consent. What if some satanist invoked daemons on your behalf and without your consent, are you okay with that too?

We all have issues and praying for myself as well as others leave me with a wonderful feeling because I know that prayer changes things and if my prayer can assist in any way I am satisfied that i contributed to a blessing!!

There is exactly no valid evidence that 'prayer' changes anything, (although your admission that it make you 'feel good' and like you're 'contributing' reveals the actual purpose of such a 'magical evocation').

This is why I love you lol ! You have allot of patience. I am just to the point of no longer being able to tolerate the complete and utter  of religion in general. I am incapable of being nice to religious people that insist on everyone else also buying into  .

They can be extremely exasperating, popping up like weeds in the driveway of reason.  Consider it a Bday gift for you.

[lanenadixon]

This is clearly an agree to disagree topic. I do believe in the power of prayer and no one can make me think differently.  We are all entitled to our own opinions and every statement in this forum discussion is an opinion. I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone or impose my beliefs on anyone.

[falcon9]

This is clearly an agree to disagree topic.

It isn't if at least one participant doesn't "agree to disagree" and I do not because that's a cop-out on the part of the one who wishes to make an empty declaration and then avoid backing it up.

I do believe in the power of prayer and no one can make me think differently.

Then you've implicitly declared yourself to be close-minded and taking the position of accepting such "power" sans any evidence.  

We are all entitled to our own opinions and every statement in this forum discussion is an opinion.

Incorrect; not all opinions are created equally.  Some have no basis whatsoever, some have a basis of pre-existing bias, (which upon further examination either has no basis itself or, isn't a 'bias' afterall).  Some "opinions" do have a supportive or evidentiary basis.  These are just a few of the qualitive differences between one opinion and another.  They are manifestly not equivalent as "every statement in this forum is an opinion" implicitly attempts to make them.  Your opinion about opinions is rejected on the basis of this refutation.

I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone or impose my beliefs on anyone.

By posting your specious religious opinions on an open, public forum you are 'inflicting' your beliefs on others, (who have the option of agreeing with them, opposing them or not responding to them).  You've chosen to state such religious opinions without backing them up and I've chosen to challenge you to back them up.  Of course, you aren't obligated to do so and I'm free to point out that such are then baseless opinions.

[lanenadixon]

Falcon9 this is what your comments sound like to me

Blah, blah, blah blah blah blah!! 

[falcon9]

Falcon9 this is what your comments sound like to me
Blah, blah, blah blah blah blah!! 

If so, you are implicitly admitting that you lack all but minimal comprehension and reasoning abilities.