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Marc2b -> RE: Question for non-believers! Who do you pray to? (7/9/2009 12:33:05 PM)
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It has been noted by somebody (I forget who so all due credit to whoever credit is do) that people will pray for the probable - “please let aunt Jane’s plane land safely,” and for the possible (if not probable) – “please let uncle jack come out of his coma,” but they will rarely pray for the obviously impossible –“please grow cousin Jerry a new leg.” That should tell you something about the power of prayer.
That aside, I do pray because I do believe there is a Creator. I tend to refer to this Creator as “He” or “God” or “Lord,” but that’s just because I grew up in a culture that uses those terms and they have become habit. I don’t know if the Creator is male, female, both, neither, or what have you. Judging by human history I am fairly certain that the Creator is a hands off kind of guy which probably makes praying a useless gesture on my part.
Still, it doesn’t hurt to hedge one’s bets.
I pray every night before I go to bed. I start by thanking God for granting me this day and asking if I may have tomorrow. I end by asking God to bless my family, my friends, my neighbors, my acquaintances, everyone who feels lonely and sad, and the entire world. I used to just ask for blessing on my family and friends but, as time went on I kept expanding it. It occurred to me that by asking for blessings on only for those I cared about, I was being selfish. It is essentially saying, “God, please bless those I love. Everyone else go fend for themselves.” That seemed wrong, so…
I end by asking for God’s blessing upon specific individuals that I know are having some troubles and upon people I am particularly pissed off at – I figure my soul could use the antidote. This isn’t always easy and it usually comes out as something like: “please bless that pompous, ignorant, jackass [redacted]. This may be self-defeating but at least I am making the effort. That should count for something, right?
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