No. Never. And I regret the times that I did when I was a JW. It all seems so silly now.
Does Anybody Here Pray To God Anymore?
by minimus 28 Replies latest jw friends
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OUTLAW
No..And..I refuse to bow my head,when a JW prays at an event or dinner..I always see them,checking to see if I`m bowing my head..LOL!!..Lots of JW`s in my family,it`s hard to get away from them!.............OUTLAW
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NewYork44M
I stopped praying when I was afraid that the answer to my prayer was that what I was taught all my life was a lie.
I couldn't handle that so I quit praying. that was 10+ years ago. Never started praying after that.
But I guess I did get an answer to the unspoken prayer. What I was taught my whole life was a lie. It took me 10 years to change my life to what it is today. You could say that I did it with out god. One could also argue that he was there the whole time.
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yknot
I do !
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OUTLAW
You should all stop praying now!..Play Road Hockey,that will help!.......Or..Go see your doctor,he can give you a patch..It works just like a nicotine patch..Only it`s for people who want to stop praying,but can`t do it on they`re own...................OUTLAW
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rocketman
Even when I was an elder, I didn't pray. I prayed only when called upon, or at family meals (which I eventually stopped doing).
Instead of telling someone "you're in my prayers", I'll say "you're in my thoughts".
I'm not bashing prayer or, in this case, even questioning God's existence. It's just that I am actually uncomfortable with the notion of prayer. On a certain level, it bothers me. I can't even put my finger exactly on it - but it has something to do with "talking" to an invisible person.
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sweet pea
myelaine - thank you for reaching out but it's not convincing enough I'm afraid - there is NO historical or physical evidence that Jesus even existed so he could just be another myth like all the other myths that share many of the same life parallels. Surely, if the emperors and kings of this world have that kind of evidence to back them up, an all powerful god could've seen to it that us skeptical humans had some hard evidence to prove his son was here.
Plus, if God wanted to forgive the world he could've just said "I forgive you", bit like he asks us to do. Also, sending his son to die for me is a grand gesture but I think most people would rather have parents that communicated to them every day rather than allow one of their children to die and leave it at that to prove their love.
The jury's out for me right now, sorry.
It has left a big hole I must admit - when I see the beauty of nature I kind of offer up a silent prayer of gratitude to the 'Universe' but feel a little sad.
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sweet pea
rocketman - I know what you mean - if you were talking out loud to anyone invisible other than a 'God', people would think you were loopy....
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bigwilly
Nope, apparently talking to an imaginary friend is considered a sign of insanity
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BabaYaga
Absolutely. And I still believe in miracles, too.
Now... define (G)od... and we'll see if I understood your question.
Love,
Baba.