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For those who mock prayer as easy, you do not know what you are talking about, and are without clue who your enemy is, whose ilk you cannot perceive, and would underestimate if you even knew of his existence, which you do not.

Basically said, you have an enemy whom you are not capable of perceiving.
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If you all feel like it my friend Don could use prayers. He was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and they are doing surgery on Monday. We just found out this evening and are so worried. He is a TOTV member just in his 60s.
Both Don and his family will be in my prayers.
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If you all feel like it my friend Don could use prayers. He was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and they are doing surgery on Monday. We just found out this evening and are so worried. He is a TOTV member just in his 60s.
I don't know this gentlman, but this is a very difficult time for him, his family and friends.
My father had pancreatic cancer so I know what everyone is going through.

My thoughts are with him.
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If you all feel like it my friend Don could use prayers. He was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and they are doing surgery on Monday. We just found out this evening and are so worried. He is a TOTV member just in his 60s.
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Kitty thank you for your posts. I stand beside you.

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Kitty, thanks for the post. It once again shows your gentle but fervent good use of the gift God has given to you. Unlike many, you carry your faith openly but gently and never with uncalled for embarassment or shyness.

People who pray are not idle. They too have a great deal of well founded confidence and know that prayer and faith in God is more meaningful and rewarding than just plain old 21st century 'self confidence' alone.

Maybe some of us, myself included, are great athletes - we can get on our knees (figuratively or literally) and also get up and 'do something.'

God bless you Kitty. And Don will be in my prayers.
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Wtf?
You are right on. Prayer has no effect on anything except a person's mentality. We usually only hear from those who feel prayer has helped. Never from those who have prayed and then died. Which raises another question. Why does God play favorites by answering some and not others? After all, the Bible tells us that everything will be answered. And don't give me any of that BS about sometimes he says no.
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If you don't pray, hush .

Ora et Labora. Neither will harm you and may very well help you.

The "wtf" ****es me off.
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If you all feel like it my friend Don could use prayers. He was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and they are doing surgery on Monday. We just found out this evening and are so worried. He is a TOTV member just in his 60s.
Thanks for the heads-up, and my head will bow down for Don.
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You are right on. Prayer has no effect on anything except a person's mentality. We usually only hear from those who feel prayer has helped. Never from those who have prayed and then died. Which raises another question. Why does God play favorites by answering some and not others? After all, the Bible tells us that everything will be answered. And don't give me any of that BS about sometimes he says no.
The Bible does not tell us that everything will get answered to our satisfaction.
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Once again, proof that religion, as a topic on this forum, is a bad idea.

If you pray, that's fine. If I don't pray, that's fine too. There is never one right way for everyone.
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for centuries religious people disagreed about the better value of the contemplative monastic life vs the orders who worked as teachers, nurses, etc.....both groups were working for God in their own way. of course those who don't even believe in God are hopefully working for the good of humanity, but too many are busy mocking and printing expletives to have any good effect at all.
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for centuries religious people disagreed about the better value of the contemplative monastic life vs the orders who worked as teachers, nurses, etc.....both groups were working for God in their own way. of course those who don't even believe in God are hopefully working for the good of humanity, but too many are busy mocking and printing expletives to have any good effect at all.
Great thoughtful post. Well said and thanks, ChaChaCha.
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