Why do people pray for others?
- Ranvier
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Re: Why do people pray for others?
- Kinyonga
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Re: Why do people pray for others?
I pray when I can't do something myself. Or when, such as in the current instance, my cat is lost and I've done all the possible and can only sit back and wait.The only logical conclusion is that people pray out of selfishness to feel better, without doing much else themselves.
I doubt the prayers of people who but vaguely know you through social media would hold much weight. Then again, who am I to say. And, if there is any logic to the way God acts (a debatable point), surely He would consider the whole thing in a relative manner.Moreover, introverts and people without many friends requests on the social media or small circle of family would be in much disadvantage without the wealth of popular prayer. Doesn't seem fair and quite illogical for God to operate in such a way.
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