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goobster · 2913 days ago · link · · parent · post: “If you’re a person of prayer, we could use your prayers,”
Innnteresting! I had not considered that side of it. By voicing your desires, you are also taking ownership of them, rather than just pushing them down in the back of your brain. So whether you are "heard" by some god-being or not is of secondary benefit. The primary benefit is owning your desire and figuring out how to ask for what you want. That's a powerful thing. Meditative. Cool. That gives me some more nuanced insight into why people pray. (It's always been incomprehensible to me, so this is valuable. Thanks!) A large purpose of prayer is to open yourself up