tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post6048523960507785396..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Why We Pray: A Midweek RuminationFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-81527589669690641722017-01-20T12:31:25.899-05:002017-01-20T12:31:25.899-05:00I tell non-Catholics that the prayers are unvaryin...I tell non-Catholics that the prayers are unvarying because, when you really need prayer, your brain is least able to come up with something that expresses your feelings. So, we pray as we do because:<br />- it is comforting to pray familiar prayers<br />- they are things of beauty<br />- they come directly from the Bible, for the most part<br />- they connect us with souls who are no longer with us on Earth<br />- they connect us with all the other Catholic souls in the worldLinda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-53950893374221739202017-01-19T11:26:43.964-05:002017-01-19T11:26:43.964-05:00Ask and ye shall receive. As the country song say...Ask and ye shall receive. As the country song says, we must at times thank God for unanswered prayers. Why keep doing it? Because as you said it works. That is, if you are asking for good things that are also in accordance with His will. I think the Lord's Prayer is the most powerful in part because we remember to ask "Thy will be done". Acceptance of and trust in God make life so much easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-57451546954028083052017-01-19T08:26:37.217-05:002017-01-19T08:26:37.217-05:00amenamenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795222563523474963noreply@blogger.com