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| Praying to statues/saints, spirits, and the Rosary
by madrcat at 9/15/2009 11:46:38 PM
I'm a little confused by the whole concept of prayer? Maybe someone can shed some light on some things?
I grew up Roman Catholic and so I used to pray on a daily basis. So much so, that I wondered if G_d even cared anymore? The same old verses day in and day out. If I was G_d, I would have changed the channel to wrestling, or something with a little less choreagraphy to it!
Anyway- if G_d is omnipotent, should he already know who is going to pray, who means it and who needs help? Does praying actually have an influence on such an important being?
Secondly, is praying to saints and angels strictly for human comfort? If so, how is that different from sitting on Santa's lap at Christmas time? If we got our Red Ryder BB gun, does that mean that the guy who always smelled like a shot of whiskey really had a direct link? If so, then why can't we look at prayers the same way? (It doesn't matter the method, the channel is always tuned in.) What about if we didn't get what we wanted? Is the being, i.e. Santa, any less effective in THE overall scheme? Did it make you believe any less in Santa the day after Christmas?
I guess where I'm going with this is, Does prayer serve a purpose above and beyond the uses it has to the human race? Would we ever expect to see Mr. Spock pray to G_d on Star Trek, or is the concept when looked at from a bigger scheme, just plain illogical?
(Stolen from my post in the Religion Forum under the same Title.)
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