A prayer for God/dess and not to?

Singapore
September 29, 2008 11:35am CST
A strange thought just strike me, we often pray to that which we hold divine, asking for help, thanking the divine, etc. But how often do we ask how the divine is feeling today? Honestly, I can't remember the last time I did that, I might not have before. Well, I know who I'm talking to tonight :)
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4 responses
• India
29 Sep 08
We would, if there was a physical entity out there listening to our prayers and selectively granting them at his/her whims. Of course there isn't such a 'being' out there, so perhaps it doesn't make sense to ask the question 'How are you today'! Prayers are only for us, not for some entity out there. Prayer will purify your own heart and a sincere desire to achieve what you want will propel you in the right direction sub-consciously.
@ramangill (1479)
• India
29 Sep 08
i second that
@valmiki9 (1171)
• India
4 Oct 08
i have always sympathysed with the divine for having to fullfill the prayers of all human beings.Some times Ido ask him God dont you need some rest?
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
29 Sep 08
Depending on how we see the God or Goddess or powers of the universe or Great Spirit(s), as a loving parent or whatever, you would think we would think of this, but we don't. I think the question would probably be appreciated. I worked with someone who asked me how I was and then I asked how he was. Tears almost came to his eyes. He had worked 7 years there and no one had asked him how he was or his children-even though he asked about them. Maybe we have become so self-centered that we forget about how others feel. Or maybe assume or we feel that something or someone so powerful will always feel fine.
@TravisE (440)
• United States
29 Sep 08
I pray every morning on rising, and every night before sleeping. Those sessions are only for returning love back to God. I think she appreciates it. When I do any additional praying, I start with, "Hello God, what's up?" I then pause for an answer. Usually I continue with something like, "Okay, well here's what's going on with me..."