Why do you pray? [Spirituality & Religion]
Is it for the calming purposes? Other than how it effects your mentality, do you think it has any effect on outcomes?
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Mamapolo2016 · F
It is similar to meditation in some ways. It broadens my field of view so I can gain some small understanding of how much larger the universe is than I am.
I have seen numerous instances of the effects of prayer in circumstances where coincidence is as unlikely to me as answered prayer is to some others.
There's a lot of things I don't understand, the same way a child who has no comprehension of tooth decay doesn't understand "No, you can't have an ice cream."
I don't have to understand it anymore, nor can I explain it. I experience it, and others must find their own experience, or not, as they choose.
It is a great comfort, because it gives me a sense of place and peace. It helps me see a bit more clearly the "why?" of me, my role, my responsibility. Not the why of everything. That is far too big for me to see.
I have seen numerous instances of the effects of prayer in circumstances where coincidence is as unlikely to me as answered prayer is to some others.
There's a lot of things I don't understand, the same way a child who has no comprehension of tooth decay doesn't understand "No, you can't have an ice cream."
I don't have to understand it anymore, nor can I explain it. I experience it, and others must find their own experience, or not, as they choose.
It is a great comfort, because it gives me a sense of place and peace. It helps me see a bit more clearly the "why?" of me, my role, my responsibility. Not the why of everything. That is far too big for me to see.
