Santa, Mother Theresa and God.

[Guest lnj]

Hazard, there are times when one sits at His Feet not knowing what to say but NEEDING to say EVERYTHING. God knows your heart and if at that moment silence is all that is going to come, then so be it - God CAN handle it.

Obviously this method of prayer wasn't her everday practice but probably when no words were needed.

Just spending time with Him.

[Fiosh]

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

[Vickilynn]

Shalom,

We should not compare ourselves with others.

There is no "right" way to pray. Our spirits commune via the Holy Spirit to our G-d.

He knows our heart, but He told us to ask.

Mother Teresa is no different than anyone else. No better, no worse. How she related to her G-d is how she did.

How we relate to our G-d is how we do.

The most important point is to spend time face to face in prayer with our loving Heavenly Father, however we choose to do that.

Edited March 14, 2007 by Vickilynn

[Guest lnj]

Shalom,

We should not compare ourselves with others.

There is no "right" way to pray. Our spirits commune via the Holy Spirit to our G-d.

He knows our heart, but He told us to ask.

Mother Teresa is no different than anyone else. No better, no worse. How she related to her G-d is how she did.

How we relate to our G-d is how we do.

The most important point is to spend time face to face in prayer with our loving Heavenly Father, however we choose to do that.

I wasn't comparing her, just commented on how she prayed.

I don't get what you mean by her God and our God?

I know she was Catholic and believed in some warped views but I'm most certain she was praying to YHWH.

[Vickilynn]

Shalom,

We should not compare ourselves with others.

There is no "right" way to pray. Our spirits commune via the Holy Spirit to our G-d.

He knows our heart, but He told us to ask.

Mother Teresa is no different than anyone else. No better, no worse. How she related to her G-d is how she did.

How we relate to our G-d is how we do.

The most important point is to spend time face to face in prayer with our loving Heavenly Father, however we choose to do that.

I wasn't comparing her, just commented on how she prayed.

I don't get what you mean by her God and our God?

I know she was Catholic and believed in some warped views but I'm most certain she was praying to YHWH.

Shalom Inj,

"Her G-d" and "Our G-d" is simply a way to express personal relationship with G-d. Not talking about any religion.

How she prayed is the way that she felt she should. We should pray the way that we feel we should. To some that may be silent, to others that may be verbal. The point is, we are individuals each with a personal relationship with G-d. How we pray is between us and Him alone.

[GardenDove]

Shalom,

We should not compare ourselves with others.

There is no "right" way to pray. Our spirits commune via the Holy Spirit to our G-d.

He knows our heart, but He told us to ask.

Mother Teresa is no different than anyone else. No better, no worse. How she related to her G-d is how she did.

How we relate to our G-d is how we do.

The most important point is to spend time face to face in prayer with our loving Heavenly Father, however we choose to do that.

I wasn't comparing her, just commented on how she prayed.

I don't get what you mean by her God and our God?

I know she was Catholic and believed in some warped views but I'm most certain she was praying to YHWH.

That's not a very charitable thing to say about Mother Teresa. I think you should examine yourself. Maybe some of your beliefs are, in fact, incorrect. That's always a possiblity.

[Guest lnj]

How we pray is between us and Him alone.

Ain't that a fact! Each and every relationship with God is unique, personal and can be adjusted to suit the "season".

It's interesting to take a peek into someones personal prayer space and see how they did things!

[Guest lnj]

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I know she was Catholic and believed in some warped views but I'm most certain she was praying to YHWH.

That's not a very charitable thing to say about Mother Teresa. I think you should examine yourself. Maybe some of your beliefs are, in fact, incorrect. That's always a possiblity.

[GardenDove]

lnj,

I thought this was a non-denominational board where respect for all Christians was encouraged. I find your post offensive. Believe me, I read many views here, such as on this popular endtimes stuff, that I believe is nonsense, but I don't go around denigrating it here.

Catholics and Orthodox consider the saints in Heaven to be our advocates, and we ask them to pray for us, just like you would ask your friend or pastor to pray for you. Whether you believe that or not, calling the belief 'warped' is disrespectful. I'd appreciate if you'd refrain from that out of consideration for others here, including me.

Edited March 14, 2007 by GardenDove

[Guest lnj]

lnj,

I thought this was a non-denominational board where respect for all Christians was encouraged. I find your post offensive. Believe me, I read many views here, such as on this popular endtimes stuff, that I believe in nonsense, but I don't go around denigrating it here.

Catholics and Orthodox consider the saints in Heaven to be our advocates, and we ask them to pray for us, just like you would ask your friend or pastor to pray for you. Whether you believe that or not, calling the belief 'warped' is disrespectful. I'd appreciate if you'd refrain from that out of consideration for others here, including me.

In my dictionary, one meaning of warped is: to bend from truth.

No where in the Bible does it say to pray to anyone else but the Father/Son. The idea of praying to Mary is a warped VIEW of the Truth. After Christ ascended to Heaven, there is NO evidence whatsoever to pray again to anyone else but the Father and Son.

I repeat again that I in no way insulted Mother Theresa, in fact the whole point of the post was the admiration I had of her having that kind of "quiet" relationship with our Father. You have taken my words out of context.