What are we doing when we Pray?
Posted by Irene S. Roth on October 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
What Are We Doing When We Pray? On Prayer and The Nature of Faith, a book by Vincent Brummer. Brummer’s book is a concise and sophisticated book which addresses the practical question of whether prayer makes a difference in the lives of believers. Brummer addresses a classic difficulty that was initially raised by Kant and other philosophers and theists about whether prayer is only a private mental exercise or something much more than this. Brummer argues that, for believers, prayer has the power to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary. Prayer is more than a bunch of words that believers utter to God. Prayer is a way of opening our lines of communication with God on a deep level by telling God our wishes, desires, deep-seated fears, and disappointments. Prayer is a unique way of communicating with God that isn’t really possible by any other means.
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Understand Why
Posted by A.J. Mahari on October 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Bernie Siegel, MD Author of “Buddy’s Candle” writes, Many years ago my great grandfather told me of the persecution he experienced in Russia which led him to come to this country. He said the Cossacks would pursue him at night, when he was out teaching, and slash him with their sabers. One night he was on the hill above his village with his rabbi, the Baal Shem Tov. As they looked down they could see the Cossacks riding down and killing their Jewish brethren.They might have felt the same had they seen their loved ones being taken away to become slaves in a foreign land.
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