A couple of days ago, on my morning radio show--Fernando and Greg on energy 92.7--they were discussing whether or not we (the general we, people in the country who don't know her but follow her every move by default because the media does) should pray for her. This whole conversation started because, apparently, Elizabeth Hasselbeck of the View was quoted as saying we should pray for her. Greg loves the View but hates Elizabeth and was arguing that no we shouldn't pray for Britney-- (now here is where the theological dork in me comes out) because we have a limited number of prayers God will listen to and we should use those prayers on people we know and care about.
Really?? God only listens to some prayers? Any argument ensued, of course. Fernando thought that God listens to all prayers and if we feel compelled, we should pray for Britney and anyone else we see who is suffering.
The power of prayer is much debated. If we all prayed for Britney, would her life magically improve? If it worked that way, why is there still suffering in Darfur? Are there not enough people praying? If intercessory prayer worked to simply fix things, I imagine no one would ever die from any illness. Most of us would live to a ripe old age because prayers were said on our behalf when we got sick.
Is prayer speaking or listening? I don't even know which sometimes, but I still give it a shot. At the very least, prayer changes me and most days that is enough.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment