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- 1 decade ago
I don't pray, and I don't believe in the power of prayer as it relates to getting favors from a higher power, or a diety that goes by any other names.
I know that meditation is calming, and if prayer is a kind of meditation, it can be calming as well, and a calm mind can work in seemingly magical ways to find answers to questions that have been hard to answer. So in that sense, there is power in prayer/meditation. But I think it's just tapping into the power that you have, not a power that a supernatural being bestows as a gift or favor.
I do think that if someone believes in a higher power and believes that their higher power hears their prayers and might answer them, then prayer can be a source of hope to someone. Being prayed for can also give a sense of hope and caring in a harsh world, but again, to me, it's a human thing, a psychological thing, not an emminence from a supernatural being. Mind/body are so connected that psychological comfort can bring physical healing, so again, maybe there is power in prayer in that way.
The person praying and the person being prayed for will probably also ascribe any solution that comes after prayer to that prayer being answer by their higher power. I don't need to rob them of that comfort, if they want it. I just don't subscribe to it myself.
To each his or her own.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I believe in prayer, but I don't believe in the crap these institutions put into people's heads. Not all of my prayers are answered, though. I blame other people for my prayers for snow not being fulfilled. They don't want nature to do it's thing, huh? >_<+
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- MiliLv 51 decade ago
Yes i do, God has answered many of my prayers. I'm waiting for one to be answered right now. I've never had a lot of patience, but some things are worth waiting for.
In my worst moments, i often thought to give up on praying.
I was wrong to think that, people give up if it doesn't happen overnight. You have to have faith!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes, prayer is extremely powerful.
We prayed for my friend's 8 year old cousin to recover from a brain tumor. The doctors said her chances were slim..she lived.
- 1 decade ago
i do believe in the power of prayer only if you really believe.
my prayer did come true but then it got crushed and now the same prayer is coming true again
- mother of 4!Lv 51 decade ago
YES!! GOD HAS ANSWERED MANY PRAYERS IN MY LIFE, NOT ALWAYS HOW I WANTED, BUT IN THE END WHAT WAS BEST FOR ME.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
yes, i do. i think some of my prayers have been answered. good luck.