A Legacy of Faith exists to help families survive the day, plan for tomorrow, and always keep an eye on eternity. Thanks again for your kind and thoughtful response to this cultural phenomenon. I don't believe that there is any such thing as such an energy, and will continue to disbelieve in it until convincing evidence can be offered to the contrary. That has to come from an understanding that God is good, that He has your best interests at heart and that He knows what He is doing. So, is there any point in prayer then? To think that we can be using God’s name in vain one minute and praying to Him the next is disrespectful. Sending Thoughts And Prayers Your Way. There are blocks to God working in people's lives.

Prayers are unfailingly said up and down the country every week for one group of people - the Royal Family. Telling someone I am praying for them, or hearing that they are praying for me, is lovely! It's the same whatever your religion and however you go about it. But I also believe that words mean things, and writing “sending prayers your way” shows a clear misunderstanding of what prayer is. Medical recovery is probably the only quantifiable way of assessing 'success' but that is such a tiny part of what prayer/sending vibes is about. I would add that sending prayers may refer to some Christian groups who put a lot of faith in formulaic prayers and may think that the idea of sending “an Our Father” might do the trick. I am also a member of some American-based groups, and if someone is going through a hard time, a lot of people post that they are "sending prayers yours (their) way".

I don't think there is any one Christian that can explain how God thinks, it would be a pretty puny God if WE could understand Him and the Bible says:"My ways are not your ways". It is good to ask for others to carry our burdens, including in prayer. In 1988, R. Byrd used groups of New Christians to pray for 192 patients (of a total of 393) being treated at the Coronary Unit of San Francisco General Hospital. Remains the fact that God is good and worthy of our trust. there is another thread about the same thing here. An individual's misfortune is often looked upon as a sign that the community has not been as cohesive as it should be, so praying for the individual's well-being is a way of coming together again, as well as a coming-closer to god. To ask if you see your neighbours having too many people over at christmas will you report them? They are usually a response to a tragedy or because someone is going through a difficult time. William S. Harris (1999), of St. Luke Hospital in Kansas City published in the Archives of Internal Medicine a study made on 990 cardiac patients. You might see the following: Did you read that last one? But I also believe that words mean things, and writing “sending prayers your way” shows a clear misunderstanding of what prayer is.

To think that we can live a life contrary to God’s word, whether public or private, and He’ll hear our prayers is hypocritical. But, please, if you are going to respond to those requests, remember the One to whom you are praying…and “send your prayers” to Him. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Right... Queen Mother lived to 190 or thereabouts though! It is an awfully knotty problem, but I wonder if you are coming at it from the wrong angle. It's good to know at times when I feel less able to pray, or even forget to pray, that other people are holding me in their prayers, and sharing in my faith.

“Sending prayers your way.”. Prayer is a privilege, not a right. She is my role model. Pray to God for them. Results similar to the Bird's study supported the positive effect of praying in helping patients with cardiac diseases. I do not want people to pray to me; in fact, they can’t!

This is page 1 of 1 (This thread has 14 messages.). Hi, yes I read that thread before posting. “Sending thoughts and prayers your way.”

Even in medical situations there will be those who don't want a cure. Depends on what you want out of it. prayer doesn't work - may make things worse!http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/health/31pray.html?ex=1185422400&en=f9340e85ee012481&ei=5070. The energy works for the higher good of the person you send it to. It might offend someone to say that we are praying to the almighty God to help them in their time of need but if that is not what we are doing, we are speaking empty words.

Why would God make a favourable decision just because more people are "rooting" for a favourable outcome? After all, He is the only One worthy of hearing and receiving our prayers.
“Sending prayers your way.” Now, before you think I am just nitpicking, let me say that I understand what people are trying to say when they leave that comment. It has certainly worked for me and mine. Studies, of course, show praying for sick people definitely doesn't improve outcome. “Please send your happy thoughts and prayers to me.”. And on a diet of gin.

They leave me scratching my head. This phrase has always puzzled me and I usually assumed that people were, as you put it, being obviously vague about their beliefs but wanting to sound “nice.” So, I checked with Uncle Google for his take on the subject and your blog was the first result! It seems to me that in our politically correct world, we have watered down our language so much that there is nothing left. When someone requests our prayers, we must humble ourselves before the Almighty and with reverence ask Him to help our friend or acquaintance.

This is not a casual conversation with our buddy.

The reason the 'prayers' for the Royal Family don't have any noticable effect is b/c most people in church parrot that bit with no real intent. Some people think of prayer as a sort of meditation or conversation, but that's different to praying for someone, of course. AIBU to think the shop owner was rude for no reason. To think this is a total fucking dick move?

Can someone please explain "sending prayers your way"? “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Matthew 6:6, “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! I find the whole idea of praying for someone fairly horrible tbh, because of the idea that God would favour one person over another because of something so arbitrary. These are common phrases I see almost daily on my Facebook feed.

Thank you. Attempting to help others with meaningless words, is no help at all. As a praying woman, I thoroughly appreciated your response! UQD, should out myself as nearlythree! The energy works for the higher good of the person you send it to.

Hi mm22bys Is this some sort of mental telepathy? I believe that God is loving and working on our behalf, always keen to repair or restore. “Sending thoughts and prayers your way.”.

In my religion (which is not Christianity) community is very important and people are expected to pull together and look out for each other. Remains the fact that babies die, that awful things happen. I am not particularly religious, but have some questions regarding "praying". You are talking about praying FOR something, healing, wealth, whatever, as if God were some mighty Santa Claus doling out goodies to the most deserving. “Please send your happy thoughts and prayers to me.” Soooooooo want to believe it! I know that when I pray, things tend to happen more easily - though not always the way I expect them to - and when I don't pray about something, it often takes longer to resolve, or doesn't work out so well. How can one send thoughts?

If you want a relationship with God, if you want, in biblical terms to 'walk in His way', you might like to spend some time finding out how to do that. We “send” prayers to God…not to other people.

If we have bought into the idea that God is us, then, yes, we can pray to someone else — a victim, a sick person, someone in need. As I understand it, as a Christian, our prayers don't persuade God to do something that He wasn't going to do anyway. Hi, The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16, “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us…” Colossians 4:2,3, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.” Ephesians 6:18, “Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.” John 9:31, “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” 1 John 5:14.

I am staggered and I can now feel energy off people, crystals, trees. I was very sceptical about this energy thing as it wasn't something I had any experience of.

Monday will be the second worst day of my life. How are prayers sent to someone? I know you and your dw are very open-minded, give it a go! When someone requests prayers, by all means, pray for them but don’t pray to them. Speak with them privately and offer physical help if it is needed and it is in your power to give. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. If you choose to print one of our articles in another publication (e.g., church bulletin), please give credit to the author and provide a link to the article's url. We need to seek others to pray for us when we are struggling. The reason the 'prayers' for the Royal Family don't have any noticable effect is b/c most people in church parrot that bit with no real intent. It goes this way: someone puts a post on Facebook, seeking prayers for some situation in life. I have also asked this question and even some Christians admit that it makes no sense. “I am sending thoughts and prayers to the victims…”. Can someone please explain this to me?

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