Categories: theology-philosophy
Date: 21 February 2010 21:56:16
What a wonderful book!! Prayer is / should be a relationship with a very good friend - random chitchat, day to do life, 'talking' and being intimate. It's not all about saying the 'right' words and being holy, or being inaccesible and only available for a select few. Someone, who I have a huge amount of respect for, and I used to have monthly meetings as part of our jobs in the church. Each meeting he would start with a prayer, even though I was not sure where I stood with that kind of thing. He was a perfect example of talking to God as a friend. He'd just asked me how I was feeling and I'd replied 'shitty'. He then went on to open the meeting with the prayer which included 'Please help Pants to feel less shitty'! If God is meant to be a friend, we should treat him as one. Certainly my prayers at the moment include, as at tonights church service, prayers which are simply 'oh God' and 'help' because I don't know what to say or have the words to express what's going on in my head. And at other times 'set' prayers from the service. And other times (like when on my motorbike with nothing else to 'do') longer waffly prayers. I just wish I knew this kinda stuff when I 'did' religion when younger. I never felt I was good enough at the 'holy' praying, though I tried so hard.