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excerpt of King of Queens (on Prayer):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kZYNdd6HbE
How then should we pray? Can we pray for anything we desire? Can I pray
for those Gucci shoes? Can I pray for my football team to win? Can I
pray for a healing either for myself or a loved one? The answer is yes,
yes, yes, and yes.
However, whether
God answers all of our prayers or not is a different question. That’s
really important to keep in mind.
Prayer at its most basic level is walking and talking with God. It’s
about a relationship. So, in this sense, prayer is more of a way of life
rather than a thing we turn on and off.
Sometimes we can define a concept really well by saying what it’s not.
So here is what prayer is not.
Prayer is NOT...
- a formula that must be mindlessly recited as a Christian duty. Some
people pride themselves in being able to recite the Lord’s Prayer in
less than 5 seconds. Well, I think it’s safe to say that they sort of
missed Jesus point about prayer.
- our personal Genie service. Jesus addresses God as the “Heavenly
Father” which is an intimate relationship. There is more to prayer than
getting a wish fulfilled. Prayer is an ongoing conversation between God
and us. Besides, God is not at our service to grant anything. “Hallowed
by your name” implies that God is to be acknowledged as the one in
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