[Magdalen] Prayer List

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I was thinking that, since the names and needs are already known to God,
there is no point at all in any names.  Just a comment "those for whom
prayers are desired" is just fine.

I think people want to know what they are supposedly praying for, or at
least what the problem is, and they obviously like to know who it is, since
that makes it more meaningful.  But, you're right. If a prayer is just for
God, then no names or anything are needed at all.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 7:45 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
wrote:

> Why does anyone need to know the specifics of a prayer request?  Do people
> lack the faith that God is already aware of the need, and already knows
> what God will do?
>
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> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
>
> > On Jan 5, 2018, at 4:22 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think we have always used the full name in most churches I've been at.
> > After all, while it's fine to state just the first name, it's annoying to
> > have no clue whatsoever what is going on, who's involved, why, etc. If
> the
> > prayers are for God only, then why waste our time?
>
>