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To: NYer

I think prayer is for people, not God.

In the “Our Father” prayer, it states...’Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven’...wouldn’t that mean that whatever is done, is His will?


4 posted on 08/18/2009 10:19:30 AM PDT by stuartcr (When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.)
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To: stuartcr

’Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven’

It would not mean that, but something a but more chilling.

In Heaven, God’s will is a foregone conclusion - it’s done.
On Earth, God’s will is one thing, and your will is another.

You get to choose. God isn’t into rape. Your love for Him is a choice.

What you are asking, is that His will be done, even if your will isn’t the same as His at the time.

I’d rather His will be done, because I trust His judgement more than I trust my own.


5 posted on 08/18/2009 10:34:05 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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