Fifteen years of parish ministry have made this parson no less Pauline, no less Augustinian, no less a believer in the common
prayer of every person for a Savior, than he has ever been.
Not exact matches
One
person asked
for prayers while they mourned the loss
of a wife.
People often feel sorry
for you because you're not quite «right» and they try their best to try to fix you by providing helpful advice, free seminars and, in extreme cases, lots
of prayer.
Republicans called
for prayers, but argued that no single fix to the nation's gun laws would deter a shooting like the one on Wednesday in Parkland, Fla., that left 17
people dead, many
of them children.
At this point the only
prayer the managers running those funds have is to throw more
of other -
people's - money into Tesla's furnace and pray
for the Second Coming to save them.
I had a professor in college who prayed
for a particular
person each time he turned on a light switch, and I love that idea
of partnering normal, daily actions with intentional
prayer.
For me, those are the
people who go to church and make a loud show
of prayer and other worship to be seen, but treat others badly.
The
prayers of the
people of this world are all in vain, as they teach
for doctrines the commandments
of men (Matthew 15:9).
Prayers for deliverance
of a
peoples such as eliminating the slave trade took 100's
of years.
The religious among us keep trying to chip away at the separation
of church and state by making
people recite the pledge
of allegiance with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays on public property, holding
prayer breakfasts
for politicians, berating the removal
of prayer in public schools, trying to pass laws limiting women's access to birth control, and trying to get an amendment passed outlawing abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).
1 Timothy 2: 1 - 4 I urge, then, first
of all, that petitions,
prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made
for all
people —
for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
None
of them wished
for a
prayer they all wished
for one more minute with the
people they loved.
Instead
of «the poor» as an abstract concept on our
prayer list, they become
people we are rooting
for because we've chosen to invest in the relationship in more ways than one.
Today is America's National Day
of Prayer, which is essentially a day earmarked
for, as the presidents always proclaim, «the
people of the United States may turn to God in...
Well it is true that some
people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow
of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your
prayers often then it becomes hard
for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out
of you with tales and stories... There is another type
of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments
for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment
of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are
prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most evil ones are residents
of public toilets and market places... Some
of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and
for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one
of them or possessed by one
of them... So this is true thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...
«We can not in good conscience justify the presence
of the Confederate flag in this house
of prayer for all
people, nor can we honor the systematic oppression
of African - Americans
for which these two men fought and died.»
«I urge, then, first
of all, that petitions,
prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made
for all
people —
for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
Prayer alone does nothing, except
for possibly giving the
person doing the praying a false sense
of accomplishment.
There have been legions
of people who have prayed
for me but I'm sure YOUR
prayer will make the difference.
Since when do we need to be appointed to
prayer when God has called all
of His children to comfort others and make intercession
for other
people.
What if the company is owned by a
person who is in one
of the religions that doesn't believe in ANY medical procedures, are they to be allowed to provide a policy that only provides
for prayer?
Do they have an emergency
prayer... er hotline
for people to call when they have a crisis
of unbelief?
«Power
of Prayer Flunks Unusual Test — NEW YORK — In the largest study
of its kind, researchers found that having
people pray
for heart bypass surgery patients had no effect on their recovery.
Considering that the temple was an official place
of religion, it is surprising how much
of this recognition
of the true character
of Yahweh has been preserved in these
prayers for humble
persons who need salvation from the wicked.
Aside from the fact that all the
people in the study were still
people with a disease or injury to combat and recover from
for likely the rest
of their lives even after the
prayers.
They did not ask this because they did not know how to pray,
for the Jewish
people had many daily and weekly times
of prayer.
Meanwhile, Eucharistic adoration throughout the night is always filled with young
people offering up an unceasing litany ofRosaries, Chaplets
of Divine Mercy, songs, and silent
prayer, while any priest who sits down and puts on a stole to offer the Sacrament
of Penance will quickly find a line
of young
people forming
for confession and could easily spend several hours dispensing the healing power
of Christ's sacramental grace to his children.
Saints are considered role models
for people still on Earth, and are capable
of interceding with God on someone's behalf when a request
for help is made in
prayer.
Standing under the word in
prayer while waiting
for the clarification
of the Spirit will satisfy neither those who argue
for «justice now» nor those
for whom the faith itself is at stake in this issue — and those
people will necessarily continue their professions and protestations.
There still remain places and occasions when a designated
person of faith is called upon to offer an invocation, a benediction, grace before a meal, a
prayer of dedication
for a new building or a blessing
for a bike race.
The Dean
of Southwark Cathedral had appealed
for prayers after seven
people were killed and 48 others were injured during a van and knife attack nearby in central London.
It turned out to be essentially a continuation
of what had already been revealed — a plea
for prayer and penance, but with an added series
of images: a ruined city, a rugged Cross, a Pope shot at with arrows, bishops, clergy and faithful
people martyred.
For some homosexual
persons, the effort to change can mean years
of individual and group therapy, agonized
prayers, suicidal depressions, and the constant fear
of detection, loss
of job and attack by straight men.
But very often this constant awareness
of spiritual climates enables us to also recognising the Lord's heart
for a particular /
person / situation and partner with Him in what He chooses to do through us, perhaps through
prayer, releasing
of scripture, laying hands, etc., in order to release His purpose and power.
Prayer for a
person who died is necessary, since the spirit
of such a
person continues to live.
And, in a very strange reinterpretation
of American history, Huckabee declared, «I believe America is an exceptional country created out
of the providence
of God because
of the
prayers of people who, on their knees, begged
for a place where they could be free and raise their children in the freedom to worship and to speak out and to protest, and where every
person was equal to every other
person in intrinsic value and worth and no
person was worth more or worth less because
of how much land they owned, what their last name was, what their occupation was and what their bloodline was.»
I think most
people who believe in
prayer don't have insidious reasons
for it... I am open to the idea that I am wrong, but the paranoia
of many on this blog is disturbing.
Group led
prayer is offensive and completely inappropriate at a business meeting
for ALL
of the the
people.
I once heard a story
of a Bible study group who decided to make a
prayer list
of all the
people they «disliked» the most, and then pray
for these
people every week as part
of the Bible study.
God is all Truth and has given all knowledge
of benefit to mankind, including science because He was asked
for it in
prayer by
people He had a relationship with.
The
prayer for a dead
person is an obligation
of the whole community.
The longing
of the sick
for recovery and other
people's
prayers for them may unstop the channels
of grace.
That's one
of the things that make this whole issue so absurd — religious
people demand the right to government - led
prayer (a
prayer that meets with their approval,
of course), but the things they'll typically ask
for in their
prayers can't be by accomplished by their god anyway, so it's a lot
of unnecessary trouble over nothing.
What concerns me the most about the mindset
of these
people is that they think sports are important enough to warrant a
prayer — if they're that certain
prayer works, shouldn't they be embarrassed about not using their religious fervour to pray
for more important matters?
He explained their
prayer for those working
for Carillion: «It's always been
for the best
for all
of the stake holders caught up in this, they are a company that did seek to make a very positive difference in the communities in which they operated... so it's going to affect an awful lot
of people»
Being there
for someone is in itself a form
of prayer, but it is dangerous if that
person doesn't want or appreciate your «being there.»
and second, the approach to God by way
of animal offerings had been so central in Judaism that, while the sacrifices were always accompanied by supplications, they had competed with personal
prayer, had furnished
for many
people a public substitute
for it, so that when the bloody altars were gone a devout rabbi could mingle his exaltation
of private communion with the lament «We have nothing to bring but
prayer.»
However, the Twenty - third Psalm, probably known to more
persons than any part
of the Bible except the Lord's
Prayer, is ideal
for this purpose.
Rather, the
person and power
of Jesus allow us to come boldly to the throne
of grace through our
prayers, are the focus
of our worship, are a model
for how we live, are the means by which we face the tragedies and turmoil all about us, and inform our eschatology.
What a privilege to set out into the wilderness from among the Spanish oaks and the Guadalupe river, what a gift to be equipped
for the journey by the saints
of an old German town and the
prayers of the earnest at the big evangelical church and the friendship and love
of a few good
people who loved Jesus and loved you.