Do you pray?

[ShelleBink]

I was going to make this into a poll, but I couldn't think of witty responses to it.&nbsp; Do you find yourself praying, not necessarily to a certain diety, but just in general?&nbsp; Between my mom's illness and the recent unexpected death of a friend of mine, I find myself taking comfort in praying.&nbsp; I don't consider myself too religious, but I've always found I had a pretty healthy spirituality.&nbsp; Also, what do you pray for, if you do pray?&nbsp; I've recently found myself praying for others, just that they find happiness and joy in what they choose; including praying for my &quot;enemies.&quot;<br />

[Snoogans]

<p>I pray for situations where it's for someone's wellbeing.</p><p>In terms of just for myself, I don't pray or talk to God at all unless I'm telling him if he stops the puking, I'll never drink again&nbsp;</p>

[ShelleBink]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Snoogans</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;I don't pray or talk to God at all unless I'm telling him if he stops the puking, I'll never drink again </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think he's eventually going to catch on to that one, tho&nbsp;</p>

[Snoogans]

He never stops the puking though, so its ok<br />

[A.J.]

No.

[Furtherman]

As discussed <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/viewmessages.cfm/Forum/87/Topic/49495/page/Prayer_Does_Not_Heal_the_Sick.htm" target="_blank">in this thread</a>, doesn't matter if you do or don't.&nbsp;

[FUNKMAN]

no... beacuse life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone<br />

[Patches]

every day.

[JustJon]

<span class="postbody">
I was going to make this into a poll, but I couldn't think of witty responses to it. Yes and no were taken?<br /></span>

[LordJezo]

<p>All the time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Really.&nbsp;</p>

[furie]

There are those who think that life
Has nothing left to chance
With a host of holy horrors
To direct our aimless dance

A planet of playthings
We dance on the strings
Of powers we cannot perceive
The stars aren't aligned ---
Or the gods are malign
Blame is better to give than receive

You can choose a ready guide
In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice

You can choose from phantom fears
And kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that's clear
I will choose free will

There are those who think that they've been dealt a losing hand
The cards were stacked against them ---
They weren't born in lotus-land

All preordained
A prisoner in chains
A victim of venomous fate
Kicked in the face
You can't pray for a place
In heaven's unearthly estate

Each of us
A cell of awareness
Imperfect and incomplete
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt
That's far too fleet...

[mendyweiss]

<img height="150" src="http://www.cyfraplus.com.pl/misc/base/img/ed%252C%2520edd%2520i%2520eddy_1.jpg" width="200" border="0" />Hunh? <strong>furie</strong> wrote:<br />There are those who think that life Has nothing left to chance With a host of holy horrors To direct our aimless dance A planet of playthings We dance on the strings Of powers we cannot perceive The stars aren&rsquo;t aligned --- Or the gods are malign Blame is better to give than receive You can choose a ready guide In some celestial voice If you choose not to decide You still have made a choice You can choose from phantom fears And kindness that can kill I will choose a path that&rsquo;s clear I will choose free will There are those who think that they&rsquo;ve been dealt a losing hand The cards were stacked against them --- They weren&rsquo;t born in lotus-land All preordained A prisoner in chains A victim of venomous fate Kicked in the face You can&rsquo;t pray for a place In heaven&rsquo;s unearthly estate Each of us A cell of awareness Imperfect and incomplete Genetic blends With uncertain ends On a fortune hunt That&rsquo;s far too fleet...

[katie78]

<p>Praying gives you something to believe in. </p>

[Furtherman]

<strong>katie78</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Praying gives you something to believe in. </p><p>I believe in plenty.&nbsp; Most importantly, myself.&nbsp; I don't need to pray so I have something to believe in.</p><p>You only pray because you were taught to as a child.&nbsp; It's an automatic response at this point in your life.&nbsp; </p>

[SatCam]

No, but I prey.

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/easternshore/Fun%20Stuff/Black%20Rat%20Snake,%20head%20close-up,%2007.02,%20Ariola.jpg

[Death Metal Moe]

<p><img height="300" src="http://images.windowsmedia.com/img/prov_i/300_80/2b983146-98d6-4c25-b039-cea3e03e398f_724359032252_800.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></p><p>That's why we pray.</p>

[PapaBear]

<strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>katie78</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Praying gives you something to believe in. </p><p>I believe in plenty.&nbsp; Most importantly, myself.&nbsp; I don't need to pray so I have something to believe in.</p><p>You only pray because you were taught to as a child.&nbsp; It's an automatic response at this point in your life.&nbsp; </p><p>I was never taught to pray as a child. I do now, though.</p>

[hyperspace]

if i'm on my knees i'm usually sucking a girls toes or licking her leather boots

[Judge Smails]

<strong>katie78</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Praying gives you something to believe in. </p><p>Don't believe the devil<br />I don't believe his book<br />But the truth is not the same<br />Without the lies he made up<br /><br />Don't believe in excess<br />Success is to give<br />Don't believe in riches<br />But you should see where I live<br />I...I believe in love<br /><br />Don't believe in forced entry<br />Don't believe in rape<br />But every time she passes by<br />Wild thoughts escape<br />I don't believe in death row<br />Skid row or the gangs<br />Don't believe in the Uzi<br />It just went off in my hand<br />I...I believe in love<br /><br />Don't believe in cocaine<br />Got a speed-ball in my head<br />I could cut and crack you open<br />Do you hear what I said<br />Don't believe them when they tell me<br />There ain't no cure<br />The rich stay healthy<br />While the sick stay poor<br />I...I believe in love<br /><br />Don't believe in Goldman<br />His type like a curse<br />Instant karma's going to get him<br />If I don't get him first<br />Don't believe that rock 'n' roll<br />Can really change the world<br />As it spins in revolution<br />It spirals and turns<br />I...I believe in love<br /><br />Don't believe in the 60's<br />The golden age of pop<br />You glorify the past<br />When the future dries up<br />Heard a singer on the radio late last night<br />He says he's gonna kick the darkness<br />'til it bleeds daylight<br />I...I believe in love<br /><br />I feel like I'm falling<br />Like I'm spinning on a wheel<br />It always stops beside of me<br />With a presence I can feel<br />I...I believe in love<br /></p>

[badorties]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>i don't <a href="http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/steveocorolla.html" target="_blank">play</a> ...</p><p><a href="http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/steveocorolla.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/wenn/20051002/08/1443718588.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>

[JustJon]

<strong>furie</strong> wrote:<br />
There are those who think that life
Has nothing left to chance
With a host of holy horrors
To direct our aimless dance

A planet of playthings
We dance on the strings
Of powers we cannot perceive
The stars aren&rsquo;t aligned ---
Or the gods are malign
Blame is better to give than receive

You can choose a ready guide
In some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice

You can choose from phantom fears
And kindness that can kill
I will choose a path that&rsquo;s clear
I will choose free will

There are those who think that they&rsquo;ve been dealt a losing hand
The cards were stacked against them ---
They weren&rsquo;t born in lotus-land

All preordained
A prisoner in chains
A victim of venomous fate
Kicked in the face
You can&rsquo;t pray for a place
In heaven&rsquo;s unearthly estate

Each of us
A cell of awareness
Imperfect and incomplete
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt
That&rsquo;s far too fleet...<p>&nbsp;</p><img width="240" height="240" border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000001ESN.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" />

[torker]

I have.

[UnknownPD]

I find myself praying that Moe's post count will go above 25,000 that no harm will come to East Side Dave, that I won't spend too long in the shower, that&nbsp;new posters with numbers in their name will correct the error&nbsp;of their way, that the stinkbomber is caught and brought to justice, that mikeyboy recovers from his stomach virus, but most of all I pray&nbsp;that j3lehane loses his keyboard and never post again

[reeshy]

You forgot .....Amen!!!!!<br />

[monsterone]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p><img width="300" height="300" border="0" src="http://images.windowsmedia.com/img/prov_i/300_80/2b983146-98d6-4c25-b039-cea3e03e398f_724359032252_800.jpg" /></p><p>That's why we pray.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>just to make it today&nbsp;</p>

[zathrus]

as we all know, life gets a little crazy. and at those times i pray for the strength to
make it through the tough times.

[Earlshog]

<p><img src="http://web.jet.es/unepelde/imgs/pf_sam.gif" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><font face="Helv" size="2"><p>and you will know my name is the lord when I lay my vengeance down upon the,,, </p></font>

[FezPaul]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br />no... beacuse life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone<br /><p>Everyone must choose, nobody stands alone.</p><p>&quot;If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[DarkHippie]

<p>I don't pray so much as I thank.</p><p>By reminding myself of the good things that I have in my life, it makes any troubles i have seem not so troubling.</p><p>but I don't ask for anything from the divine:&nbsp; i don't take charity.</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>It's all fucking programming.&nbsp; I still say a &quot;Please help me through this&quot; prayer in my head when I'm nervous, and then I remember &quot;Oh yea, no one's listening and even if they were, I've disowned religion so long ago that no one's answering me.&quot;</p><p>If it makes people feel better, great.&nbsp; But I know it's crap.</p>

[JerryTaker]

What Moe said, except I don't even consider the &quot;help me through this&quot; part, because, well, I've been around long enough that I know better.<br />

[IamFogHat]

<p>I am somewhere between atheism and agnosticism, with a subconsicious inability to rid myself of the christian god i grew up with from my catholic upbringing, and i'm not kidding when i say this, but the last time i spoke to god was about a year or so when i was going through some real shit and i was super drunk and i literally cursed him (this is all in shouting form) and commanded him to smite me and it was really ugly, and thankfully no one in my neighborhood woke up for it (and if they did they didn't say anything).&nbsp; </p><p>but yeah, the person most depressed about me not praying in 10+ years is my mom, which does depress me...i'm sure some people know what i'm talking about on that one.&nbsp; </p>

[SatCam]

Moe prays every time he lights a french vanilla candle

[legroommusic]

<p>People think prayer is a last resort. I think that prayer should be the first thing you do when you need help or score with a hot chick. I don't care what studies say or what some researcher with statistics says. God is real and He listens. </p>

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

<p>My dad was pretty progressive. He didn't want to steer us in any way until we were sure&nbsp;on a religion. I'll never forget when he told me &quot;I&nbsp;talk to my idea of God. It's&nbsp;OK for you to choose your idea of God whether it be Buddhist or whatever you chose it to be. Be who you are.&quot;</p><p>I am who I am.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

I pray. Especially for Alice. Because she hates me.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Especially for Alice. Because she hates me. <p>&nbsp;</p><p>Huh? Wha? I hate no one on this board! </p><p>What did I do? </p><p>If I locked a thread of yours, I'm sorry if you took it personally. It's just business on the board. But I honestly hate no one on this board. </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Alice S. Fuzzybutt on 4-8-06 @ 1:44 AM</span>

[Billy Staples]

<p>including praying for my &quot;enemies.&quot;<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>best way to get rid of hate and resentments for those people....as much as it sucks and doesnt happen overnight, but your on to something Shelle</p>

[Don Stugots]

I pray more than I realize. If I am driving in my car or walking the dog, or anytime I am alone really, my internal monologe which most times is a positive afirmation is a prayer. If I am just rambling off some jokes or observations about people I see, I assume that it is GOD or an angel even (dont laugh, my grandmother woke up from her coma telling me of my cousin that dies 6 years ago, walking her back away from the light tell her that she isnt done here. That he watches over us as much as possible, and that he likes my puppy.) I pray for the strenght that I need to get throught tough times. I pray for the forsight to be better prepared for tough times on the horizon. I pray to say thanks for my success and prosperity. I pray for my family's health and well being. I pray for guidance in times of confusion. I pray for comfort in times a uncertainty.

Dont get me wrong I am not holy roller by any means. I commit sin, and at times enjoy it. I havent been to church since 199, I remember because it was when I married my then soon to be ex wife. I have never saw the reason to go to church. Your faith comes from within and not from standing around with others who will only judge you. Its more like peer pressure. Thats only my opinion, take it all for what its worth.

[Death Metal Moe]

<strong>IamFogHat</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I am somewhere between atheism and agnosticism, with a subconsicious inability to rid myself of the christian god i grew up with from my catholic upbringing, and i'm not kidding when i say this, but the last time i spoke to god was about a year or so when i was going through some real shit and i was super drunk and i literally cursed him (this is all in shouting form) and commanded him to smite me and it was really ugly, and thankfully no one in my neighborhood woke up for it (and if they did they didn't say anything).&nbsp; </p><p>but yeah, the person most depressed about me not praying in 10+ years is my mom, which does depress me...i'm sure some people know what i'm talking about on that one.&nbsp; </p><p>Wow, it's scary how much of that is identical to my own situation.&nbsp; I don't believe in a &quot;Religious&quot; God but am not completely ready to deny a creator.&nbsp; I see the religions for what they are, preying on the weak and old, living on their fear while at the same time creating all the rifts between people on the planet.</p><p>I've never cursed God out really because I'm done with the idea of a benevolent father figure in the sky. </p><p>But as with you, the only person upset about my lack of a relationship with God is my mother who still thinks I'm going to come back to the church one day.</p>

[reeshy]

<strong>Alice S. Fuzzybutt</strong> wrote:<br />Especially for Alice. Because she hates me. <p> </p><p>Huh? Wha? I hate no one on this board! </p><p>What did I do? </p><p>If I locked a thread of yours, I'm sorry if you took it personally. It's just business on the board. But I honestly hate no one on this board. </p><p>

<span class="post_edited">This message was edited by Alice S. Fuzzybutt on 4-8-06 @ 1:44 AM</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><span class="post_edited">That's not what you told me!!!!!!!!!!<br /></span><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Furtherman]

<p><a href="http://www.wsbtv.com/news/9293414/detail.html" target="_blank">Woman Hit By Lightning While Praying</a></p><p>*snicker*</p>

[sanssleep]

<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>IamFogHat</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I am somewhere between atheism and agnosticism,...</p><p>Wow, it's scary how much of that is identical to my own situation.&nbsp; I don't believe in a &quot;Religious&quot; God but am not completely ready to deny a creator.&nbsp; I see the religions for what they are, preying on the weak and old, living on their fear while at the same time creating all the rifts between people on the planet.</p><p>I've never cursed God out really because I'm done with the idea of a benevolent father figure in the sky. </p><p>But as with you, the only person upset about my lack of a relationship with God is my mother who still thinks I'm going to come back to the church one day.</p><p><font color="#000033" size="2">I'm right there with ya.&nbsp; There are times when I catch myself praying out of habit, and then look around embarrisingly knowing I was just talking to myself.&nbsp; It is hard to give up on things you were taught as a youngster.&nbsp; My Dad is a minister and Really believes in God etc....&nbsp; It makes me feel guilty that I can't believe, like there is something wrong with me, and I hate getting into religious discussions with family members, because I feel as though I am killing thier faith.&nbsp; Its tough, but at the end of the day there are too many inconsistencies to the God is watching over us theory.</font></p><p><font color="#000033" size="2">I guess I am an agnostic, the only reason I'm not an athiest is because humans haven't scratched the surface of available knowledge in the universe, so there may be a creator out there, hanging in another galaxy.&nbsp; I just don't know.</font>&nbsp; </p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>Tommy Boy has his own gods...</p><p>&quot; You better pray to the god of skinny punks that this wind doesn't pick up, cos I'll come over there, and jam an oar up your ass &quot;</p>