Posted on 02/10/2024 7:30:58 AM PST by Bogle
"As a cheerleader at St. Alphonsus High School, before each game, we gathered in a circle and prayed a 'Memorare.' We prayed to win. Back then, most Catholics sent their children to Catholic schools, so there were enough schools in suburban Detroit to have Class A, B, C and D divisions. That meant that before every sporting event, dueling Catholic prayers went up for the win. Did the victors just pray better?"
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Only when the Packers are in it.
You win the thread. LOL
“Only when the Packers are in it.”
LOL... I should’ve seen that coming.
God only cares that it not be played on Sunday
psalm 37:13 applies.
But God is not a machine we pop prayers into and expect to get what we want out.
Prayers are not commands. God can answer prayers in several ways, such as Yes, No, or Wait.
Prayers can also show a proper attitude of humility and a willingness to accept God's will instead of our own.
Then libtardism became the de facto state religion.
Given where we are, I would think Catholics have to be at least questioning if God cares who is Pope? I know he does, but one has to wonder.
The Super Bowl has become nothing more than just another Black “holiday”. I figure it won’t take Joe Pedo long to figure out that it too needs to be designated as a Federal holiday like June Umpteenth and all the others. Them folks just can’t have too many holidays.
Winning your own personal ‘Superbowl’ will be at judgement day if you played by all the rules.
I have stopped watching woke organizations. Including NFL, MLB, and now NASCAR. let them rot and bleed out.
People seem to forget that God’s answer is sometimes (often?) “no.”
Prayer is ASKING. God is not a short order cook.
Often it is No. sometimes yes. Sometimes “wait.”
It is good that we all learn that even as children. It’s not about the magnificence and perfection of our prayers. Prayer is drawing nigh to God with confession, love, and supplication. Not placing an order on Amazon.
Perhaps just one player will be humbled in a way that turns his life around. Perhaps a quiet Christian player will come to recognize God's role and decide to say so publicly. Perhaps a coach will resolve to work harder next year. Perhaps a fan at a super bowl party hundreds of miles away who was recently laid off will meet somebody who needs a new employee.
We all look for God's hand in the big splash events in the middle of the pond, when in fact, what may really matter sometimes lays where the ripple meets the shore.
One of the great stories about Bishop Sheen:
An atheist pointed out that a boxer would make the Sign of The Cross, before each round. He asked Bishop Sheen if that could really help him win.
Sheen immediately replied, “Sure, if he’s a good boxer.”
Well, He put $15 on the Chiefs.
The short answer is yes, but for reasons too deep for our understanding, since His thoughts are not our thoughts.
It’s a small version of WWI, when nearly all of the belligerents were monotheistic, and all prayed to their God that their side would win. God works through whatever we hand Him, but His goals are never our goals, because we want our desires filled today, and He cares about eternity.
All other things being equal, religious teams outperform atheist teams, and science can measure it. That goes all the way back to the Neanderthals, who were one of the most intelligent animals to ever walk the face of Earth, but were not religious, verses the Cro-Magnons that were. It was neck and neck for a long time, and took 10,000 years, but the Cro-Magnons defeated the Neanderthals, and went on to be the genetic and cultural basis of modern day Europeans.
When I recite or hear the Lord's Prayer, I try to be mindful of the specific wording. We are advised to pray for, "our daily bread," not our daily filet mignon or lobster. We ask God for what we need, not what we desire. Fulfilling our desires is left to us, and hopefully those desires are also in accordance with HIS will as we pursue them.
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