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If no one prayed for rain - would it never rain there again?

Would a rain dance help as much as prayers to Jesus?

Iriss - what type of christian are you? Will I be tortured forever by your worship wanting sky god?

When you are in heaven - will you know that most of the earth's population is buring in hell for your god's glory as He intended?

Prayer works for those who need to believe that there is a higher power somewhere. Its gonna rain again, you can count on it.

It's probably Bush and Rove's fault it's not raining.

'But they certainly do seem to like to display their self-righteousness'

thanx bill. i literally did a spittake with my drink here. that my friends, is the epitome of pot meeting the kettle. wow.

I live in DFW area and we prayed for rain yesterday in church and we know even before we prayed its not going to rain here its going to get hotter and more dry.But eventually the rain will come and when it does it will be in the form of a deluge. Oh well its better than snow and ice

I can most confidently assure you that it will rain.
I can guarantee it.
No prayers necessary.
But, if you should pray for rain and it rains,
that must be what did it.

Bill - any evidence for the efficacy of prayer?

Amen Billnewbie!!

Steve,…
I send out a “Verse of the Day” as well as a "Praise and Prayer" List every Morning via E-mail.
I’ll add this to it..

Pastor Tom..

As you can see from some of the comments below, a lot of people don't think much of prayer, Steve. But they certainly do seem to like to display their self-righteousness. These sanctimonious folks really need our prayers too since hardened hearts are terminal to the soul. Isn't it funny that the atheists claim the golden rule as their own, evolved over the ages just like their bodies (they think). Yet they show so little understanding of that rule, as if it were written in some foreign language. (That is, they seem dumbfounded by the golden rule concerning their own behavior, but they have a keen understanding of it when a Christian fails to uphold it.) They demand respect for their sincerely held beliefs and philosophy(atheism and evolution), but they insist on showing disrespect to people who hold a sincere belief in God. That seems to me to be prima facie evidence that they are mistaken about the source of the golden rule just as they are mistaken about a great many things. The efficacy of prayer is just another subject they are mistaken about.

Oh yeah back to praying. I have a hard time believing the "God will provide"
Are all those who are unemployed NOT praying??
God cannot pay the mortgage of all those forclosures. I belive in God but have a bit of disbelief here. Sorry. The money does say in God we trust but it comes from the bank not from the shy or a money tree.
If I gave my unemployment check to the chruch how would I pay the rent? I suppose some churches let you sleep there at night when it is really cold!

I watered tomatoes at 7 am yesterday. They are in containers. At 5 pm I was wondering if I forgot to water them at all. Was going to skip it this AM until I got home from work this PM but knew that wouldn't work.
We had some good rain but need more of that weekly. As far as containers go you only get that day off of watering if you get a good rain but it makes the ground stuff look like it isn't dead.

This hunid junk can hit the road anyday a swell. YUCK.

Praying might make you feel better but it won't help help the farmers one twit.. it's a self serving colossal waste of time..

I heard that God developed a new tractor for the farmers,it has no seat nor a steering wheel. It was designed for the farmer thats losing his ___ and doesn't know which way to turn ! God Bless em.

I wonder when people will stop relying on a god to 'fix' or do things for them? Someday people will realize that they need to be responsible for themselves. It's a strange concept, try it once.

'There is no hope without Him'

funny. like most, ive had some lows in my life. i hoped they would get better but i KNEW there was only one person that could improve it. me. i have a great life and ive never once prayed to anything, real or non. i wont discount that prayer helps some people get thru certain things, but to say there is no hope without him is silly. to each their own.

The farmers have always had problems and I do hope for rain but financially the farmers have insurance or the taxpayers usually bails them out.

Does it matter if it does anything outside their head? Reality is all in your head anyway.

Steve, when your god does not answer your prayers it does not mean that your request was not in line with His divine will. It means that your god does not actually exist.

The governor of that state is also relying on prayer, his time could be better spent dealing with the crisis rather than thinking/wishing as hard as he can hoping it will change reality.

Pray for a sick child to get better and it does - god's will, pray for a sick child and it dies miserably and god was calling it home. In reality - prayer to an imaginary sky god does nothing outside of the head of the person praying.

www.godisimaginary.com

Every Christian on earth knows that prayer is answered by our Lord. There is no hope without Him. Keep on praying, Steve, especially for those who don't know Him.