Hassan Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Seriously. It really makes me wish I believed in prayer or thought it could help. As it stands it's just a long list of bad or unfortunate things happening to good people to whom I can offer no substantive help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie-Therese Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Praying [i]would[/i] help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Well. I guess simply by existing and going about my normal day I bring immeasurable joy into the world for countless people which other wise would not exist Sorry, as this is the lame board I had to lame it up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 There are also many prayers of thanksgiving, but we tend to just share those with God for some reason. When we need help, we reach wherever we can for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 [quote name='Marie-Therese' post='1946609' date='Aug 11 2009, 10:45 PM']Praying [i]would[/i] help. [/quote] I would offer to pray if that made others feel better. Selfishly though, I am still stuck with the fact that I would still feel useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat22 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1946608' date='Aug 11 2009, 10:43 PM']Seriously. It really makes me wish I believed in prayer or thought it could help. As it stands it's just a long list of bad or unfortunate things happening to good people to whom I can offer no substantive help. [/quote] what exactly ARE you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 [quote name='pat22' post='1946619' date='Aug 11 2009, 09:51 PM']what exactly ARE you?[/quote] Are very existential question. I don't know exactly what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1946618' date='Aug 11 2009, 11:50 PM']I would offer to pray if that made others feel better. [b] Selfishly though, I am still stuck with the fact that I would still feel useless.[/b][/quote] Good thing you wouldn't be doing it for yourself then, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie-Therese Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1946618' date='Aug 11 2009, 10:50 PM']I would offer to pray if that made others feel better.[/quote] If you offered to pray, and were serious, that in and of itself would make me feel better. No lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 [quote name='IcePrincessKRS' post='1946622' date='Aug 11 2009, 09:52 PM']Good thing you wouldn't be doing it for yourself then, eh?[/quote] I have two problems. I wish to help the people who post there. Because I cannot substantively help I feel useless and depressed. To the greatest extent I'm ever really depressed. I don't believe in the power of prayer. Because of that I can't really feel I am adress the first problem, which leaves leads to the second problem in place. To the extent that an individual knowing I was praying would help them psychologically I'm perfectly willing to do it. However I still know in my head that I'm not really giving them aid. So I am still left to confront the two problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 [quote name='Marie-Therese' post='1946624' date='Aug 11 2009, 09:54 PM']If you offered to pray, and were serious, that in and of itself would make me feel better. No lie. [/quote] Alright. I'll do it. Although I was also thinking of other people on the Prayer Board as well. Like Lil_Red. Everybody really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 What would you (Peyton) like me to pray. I can do Catholic, Muslim or Jewish I can also do Voltaire's prayer I know you will pick Catholic, but which ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie-Therese Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Hassan' post='1946629' date='Aug 11 2009, 10:57 PM']Alright. I'll do it. Although I was also thinking of other people on the Prayer Board as well. Like Lil_Red. Everybody really.[/quote] I know. I wasn't talking about just me. But I am serious that knowing you were saying a prayer would make me feel better on a personal level, not just because of myself but because I believe there would be inherent value in it for you, too. So there. ETA I don't care what you pray. Freestyle it. See what happens. Edited August 12, 2009 by Marie-Therese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1946632' date='Aug 11 2009, 10:00 PM']What would you (Peyton) like me to pray. I can do Catholic, Muslim or Jewish I can also do Voltaire's prayer I know you will pick Catholic, but which ones?[/quote] I can also do Anglican Yes, I do have their "Book of Common Prayer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Prayer changes things, it's just that sometimes it doesn't change things the way we would like, or expect. Every now and then, just like any good Dad, he says no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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