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(04-19-2019, 03:25 PM)Au165 Wrote: What's the deal with prayers? You often hear when someone is sick, keep them in your prayers but does the amount of people praying for something to happen matter like some sort of vote on limited god intervention for the week? Does god basically decide to help people American Idol style? Whoever gets the most prayers gets saved? If god doesn't answer said prayers you often hear "god has a plan", but if there was already a plan in place then why pray if the plan is already set? Wouldn't that then make prayer pointless?

Often times folks don't just pray for a miracle cure. They often pray that the affected find inner strength and comfort. The prayers too are often to provide loved one with a source of solace. So in short: because the belief in the power of prayer and the belief is the key.