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I believe that if I have one cross to bear in life, made doubly burdensome by my own devotion and interest in our beloved saints, it's this endless argument:
I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF, BUT AS A PROTESTANT, THE REASON I REJECT ASKING THOSE IN HEAVEN TO PRAY FOR ME (AND CERTAINLY REJECT PRAYING TO THEM) IS THAT I BELIEVE THERE IS ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MAN: JESUS (1 TIM 2:5). FURTHER, GOD DOES NOT ANSWER PRAYERS BASED ON WHO IS PRAYING/ASKING, BUT BASED ON PRAYING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL. I BELIEVE WE CAN CONFIDENTLY COME BEFORE GOD WITH OUR PRAYERS, KNOWING THAT HE HEARS US (1 JOHN 5:14-15).
FURTHER, I DO NOT FIND ANY BIBLICAL REFERENCE SUGGESTING WE ASK SAINTS/THOSE IN HEAVEN TO PRAY FOR US. ARE THERE? ALL BIBLICAL EXAMPLES I HAVE OF PEOPLE "SPEAKING" TO THOSE WHO HAVE DIED ARE IN THE CONTEXT OF WITCHCRAFT/SORCERY/DIVINATION/NECROMANCY.(1 SAM. 28, LEV. 20:27, DEUT. 18:10-13)
WHILE I BELIEVE THOSE IN HEAVEN ARE AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING ON EARTH, I SEE NO BIBLICAL EVIDENCE THAT THEY CAN NECESSARILY "HEAR" US. WHILE THEY ARE IN HEAVEN, THEY ARE STILL FINITE BEINGS, NOT OMNISCIENT.
I DO THINK THERE IS A GENERAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF CATHOLIC DOCTRINES IN THE PROTESTANT CHURCH, AND CERTAINLY, AMONG MY CATHOLIC FRIENDS, I HAVE HEARD THEM SAY THEY ARE "PRAYING TO ST. XYZ" OR PRAYING A NOVENA TO SO-AND-SO, WHICH CLEARLY DOESN'T HELP THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ACTUAL CHURCH DOCTRINE.
My face is permanently blue trying to explain. I will never give up. I will eventually expire, and When I do, I will resemble Papa Smurf.
So let's take your objection a step at a time. "There is but one mediator between God and man: Jesus." Only God can answer our prayers. Jesus "is "God. Did that slip your mind? When you pray to Jesus you are praying to God.
But going along with your premise, do you never ask people around you to pray for you? I can't believe that you don't. You are asking them to pray to Jesus, God, the Holy Trinity, for you.
In the Catholic Church we believe that those who are with Jesus in Heaven are just as active in their prayers for us as is your or daughter or butcher or preacher or whoever it is that you are asking to pray for you.
"That's why all the prayers asking for intercession end in "Pray for us". I can't picture a Heaven where the Church Triumphant (which is what we call those people who have "arrived") are just running around, jumping and skipping and sticking their fingers in their ears and humming. God cares about us here on Earth. Why would anyone think that people who are now with God don't" care. After all, one makes it to Heaven by being in harmony with God. And they are no longer finite beings, but have life everlasting. Hooray for them! I hope they are praying for me. I can't think of anyone better to ask to pray for me, than people who have won the battle that I am still fighting, so to speak.
I generally don't get into "Bible fights". But here are a bunch of Bible moments in which the early church talks about praying for each other.
"I beg you brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of the Spirit, join me in the struggle by your prayers to God on my behalf" (Romans 15:30). "But you must help us with your prayers, so that on our behalf God may be thanked for the gift granted us through the prayers of so many" (2 Corinthians 1:11). Other examples of intercessory prayer for other Christians may be found in Ephesians 6:18-20; Philippians 1:19; Colossians 4:24; 1 Thessalonians 5:25; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; 3:1-2; Philemon 22; James 5:13-16, and 1 John 5:16."
We believe that the saints in Heaven are as much a part of our Church as the guy in the pew next to us. But....this is a very important "but" about your Bible quotes....we strongly "discourage" the Church Militant (the arm of the Church here on earth) from asking for the intercession of the Church Triumphant unless they know "for a fact" that the person they are asking to pray for them i"s in Heaven". WHICH IS WHY WE CANONIZE SAINTS. HEAVENLY PROOF OF HEAVENLY TRIUMPH. We don't want you asking Uncle Bob to pray for you. We love Uncle Bob, but only God knows what happened to him. We hope the best. But the devil is tricky. You may think it's Uncle Bob, but it's really Uncle BeelzeBob.
We do pay attention to Scripture.
I certainly hear many, many Catholics saying they are praying TO a saint. They actually may misunderstand the doctrine themselves. But most of them do understand. It's just Catholic shorthand for what's really going on. Like when you say you're going to "make dinner", when actually, you have to boil water, wash meat, cut up vegetables and try not to burn yourself, put on the pasta, put the meat in the oven, throw the vegetables in the microwave.....
Our real difference seems to lie only in the disagreement of what goes on in Heaven. I believe that those who in harmony with God, care for us as He does.
Good Morning,I have been praying to God for so 4 main things for the past few months now and I absolutely believe that they will come to past soon! Things in my house have been very rough financially. My mom has been building for the past 2 yrs and difficult situations keep arising with the building. We have fired 2 contractors, our windows have been stolen and just recently we found out that we mistakingly built on the wrong property. Ours is the one next to ours. That has put us back about 6 months, however we are finally moving on with that situation and former owners are signing the papers to release that property to us...Praise be to God!The last thing we need to do is finish the building, however that process took a lot of money from our family so I pray right now that God will provide and allow us to finish the building!My second prayer request is for job that I interviewed for. I know that I would fit in well there and I believe that God is leading me there, i just pray that God would continue to build my faith and allow me to move there soon! Please guys...I really want this job! As I will have it... in Jesus name.My third prayer request is for a car, I has been really difficult with trying to get around. My mom's car is literally at its last end and she doesn't allow us to drive it as often anymore. It would be such a blessing to be able travel on my own. God please provide me with a car and thank you in advance for it!My fourth prayer request is for relationships. I am still in love with my ex and I don't know why God allowed us to break up, but I am praying that God would specifically show me what I am supposed to be to him whether be a wife or just a friend. I know that God can restore any relationship I just pray for patience and strength as I wait on his answers. I also pray that I continue to grow as a woman of God and walk in the purpose that God has for me.
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WHAT IS A SPELL?
"Simply put, a spell is something you do with intent and awareness to create change. It consists of a set of symbolic actions performed in the physical world to initiate change on a higher level. A spell seeks to redress the balance of a situation by introducing new energy or redistributing the energy already present.
A spell is not a religious act. Spellcasting is a method of using energy to power some sort of change. Many religions use spells or a form of energy transfer or energy management as part of worship. However, spells aren't unique to any one religion. They are often described as a form of prayer, but there are subtle differences between prayer and spellcraft. First of all, prayer to a higher power implies that you honor that higher power, and that an established relationship exists between you, which enables you to call on that higher power for aid. It also implies that the higher power possesses the wherewithall to fix the situation. On the other hand, spells use the abundance of energy around us in the world to catalyze change. It's a more active process than prayer. In a spell, you are the agent of change: you call upon your own resources to gather and direct the energy instead of employing a separate agent such as a higher power to accomplish the task. Don't misunderstand the phrase "more active process" - heartfelt prayer raises alot of energy on the part of the practitioner. In fact, partnering a spell with some form of prayer is a very popular practice in several cultures. What it comes down to, though, is that prayer is a religious act, whereas spellcraft is secular."
THE BENEFITS OF SPELLCASTING
"By crafting and casting spells, you learn the ins and outs of the flow of energy through your life.
Spellcraft teaches you about how energy moves, how you can handle it, and how to direct it into various areas of your life. Once you understand how energy behaves, you can fine-tune your use of it, and experiment tapping into it via different methods.
Spellcraft is a deeply transformative process, which touches the spellcaster as well as the goal and the environment containing them both.
A spell creates the added benefit of knowing exactly what you want. Part of the spellcrafting process involves determining a precise goal. It benefits the rest of your life; being able to sift through the superficial desires clarifies your areas of strength and areas for you to work on."
Excerpt from "Power Spellcraft For Life" by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
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Mantra Activation ProcessHOW TO ACTIVATE MANTRA SHAKTI, HOW TO ACTIVATE ANY SPELL, HOW TO CHOOSE RIGHT MANTRA, WHAT ARE THE PROCESSES TO ACTIVATE ANY SPELL OR MANTRA?, SPELL TO FULFIL WISHES.Mantra or spell activation is not very easy process. Very hard practice is needed to activate a single spell or mantra. In this kalyug every mantra has been tied by lord shiva so that it should not be used by common person for destruction. That's why it has become more complicated to activate any mantra. HOW TO CHOOSE RIGHT MANTRA?This is the first process in mantra activation. Choosing right mantra is very important and a hard calculation is done before choosing any mantra. There are some specific ways by which right mantra is selected. There are different mantras for different zodiac signs and for different types of work. It is also a strange things that for the same work there are various types of mantras. So from those we have to select the best for us. So Minute analysis is done before selecting any mantra or spell. That's why it is said that it is good to do the tantra practice under guidance of any scholar. PURIFICATION OF MANTRA:There are many types of doshas are there in mantra which must be rectified before proceeding. For that also there are different types of process. UTKILAN OF MANTRA:It is a strange name for the common people. But as i said earlier that every mantra is kilit or tied by lord shiva for protection of society. That's why it is very necessary to do the utkilan process before chanting any mantra then only it is possible to activate mantra. Otherwise results are very difficult. After utkilan many other processes are done like as chanting the mantra in a specific manner and in specific numbers. After then hawan is done, tarpan is done, marjan is done, Proper daan is done. So it is not simple as it is heard and read in books and serials. It's not good to make any impression about anything just by hearing any rumour. First of all it is good to have proper knowledge of any subject then only proceed to practice it if you have interest on that subject. Only the person who knows the right process can help you to follow the tantra way. Only a good scholar can help you to activate any mantra or spell. * PATIENCE AND DEVOTION IS NEEDED TO PRACTICE TANTRA. * A PERFECT MASTER IS NEEDED TO PRACTICE TANTRA. * PASSION IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE SUBTLE WORLD. * PURE HEART IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND TANTRA. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE ANY MANTRA OR SPELL JUST BY RECITING IT MORE AND MORE?A very important question which has been asked from me by most of the spell practitioner or novice practitioner that in books it is written that just by reciting any spell for above 1 lakh it will show the power or just by spelling it 10 lakh time it will change our life or give the desired thing. In this matter my view is that it is not possible to activate any mantra just by reciting it but you have to be one with the mantra to know the real power of spell. Now here i want to say that if during reciting the mantra or spell a person unite with the mantra in 10 minutes then it is possible to activate it in that time. If a person become unite just by reciting the spell 1008 times then he or she is able to feel the magical power of mantra in just that time. So it is a misconception that mantra can be activated just by reciting it in a particular number of times. "IN SPITE OF COUNTING THE MANTRA THE FOCUS MUST BE ON SPELLING THE MANTRA IN A RIGHT WAY AND WITH CONFIDENCE. " How to Activate Any Mantra or SpellREAD MORE ON:What is Tantra?What Exactly Happens In Tantrik Processes?How To Chant A Mantra Or Spell?Spell For SuccessPower of Shiv Panchakshari Mantra Om Namah ShivayHOW TO ACTIVATE MANTRA SHAKTI, HOW TO ACTIVATE ANY SPELL, HOW TO CHOOSE RIGHT MANTRA, WHAT ARE THE PROCESSES TO ACTIVATE ANY SPELL OR MANTRA?, SPELL TO FULFIL WISHES.
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CLEARING THE ALTAR OF YOUR MIND
by David Hoffmeister
In this past world, the linear world of time-space, prayers were often believed to be petitions, requests, or questions. Lord grant me... Lord I ask that... Please Lord, I beckon You to... Lord I have a favor to ask... It is as if there was a Power (up there) or (out there) or (apart) looking down and watching over the world - a Power Who had the ability to, at times, grant wishes and favors to human beings. It also appeared to be the case that prayers were not always answered. This view could not have avoided seeing God as fickle or inconsistent or, very strangely, a Being that was capable of playing favorites. These are concepts and perceptions of prayer that arise from an allegiance to the ego - the impossible belief in scarcity and lack. Yet there is another way to see prayer.
True prayer is a way back to the recognition of the Kingdom of Heaven and a clearing of the heart returning us to the purity or singularity of desire. For prayer IS desire and, as such, prayer is continuous. Prayer never starts or stops, is never strong or weak, never sincere or insincere. One is never absent from prayer or the power of prayer. Like faith, prayer can seem to be misplaced, yet even this illusion cannot but testify to the power of the mind from which the illusion was made. Just look at the time-space cosmos. A belief in separation can seem to make... to continue reading click here
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The Blessing of Service
by Sue Daniel
Being accepted as a volunteer for a 6 month stint at the Living Miracles Monastery was the answer to a call of the heart, a step into the vast unknown, a willingness, I now recognize, to go deep into the mind and unearth the roots of belief growing along the path to Gods shining awareness.
Going through the mind training at the monastery has given me the opportunity to speak up and expose the fears, the "No's", the self-hatred, the desire for specialness and the fear of loss. More recently, I'm glad to report, I have experienced moments of peace and joy. I am beginning to trust Spirit which, in turn, increases my vigilance as a listener and helps me speak to others about what I am hearing.
The job I have been given to shake loose the shackles of ego control is "volunteer coordinator". We use our jobs as "backdrops" for mind training. Mind training is literally the constant practice of choosing between thoughts of the ego and thoughts of the Holy Spirit. Among the lessons that I am learning is that attentiveness and focus on... continue reading click here
David and the Messengers meet with those who desire to discern between the ego's thought system and the Holy Spirit's purpose of forgiveness. Acknowledging that truth is in the Mind, they offer an invitation to engage in the uncovering of the beliefs that seem to obstruct the awareness of love's presence. The Messengers of Peace serve as mighty companions for each other and recognize that awakening is not a casual endeavour, but one that demands a deliberate and uncompromising commitment. The depth of devotion and faith reflect their willingness to question all assumptions. Total transformation of the mind is approached with passion, devotion, and a burning desire from within. This is their unified goal and purpose.
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