tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36362337.post500859186461282838..comments2023-06-13T07:26:18.834-04:00Comments on Sweet Tea With Lemon: A Few Thoughts About PrayerRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959946409918907667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36362337.post-28403240057622820632012-11-28T17:55:45.597-05:002012-11-28T17:55:45.597-05:00Oh, Kay, that is so sad. I wish people would reali...Oh, Kay, that is so sad. I wish people would realize how cold and selfish such comments really are,more a burden on the grief-stricken than a help. I had a pastor once who encouraged us not to flippantly say, "I'll pray for you," then feel warm and fuzzy and go on our way and promptly forget to pray. That stuck with me, and I've made it a habit to stop and actually pray when I say I will pray for someone. I agree with you, oh that believers would realize who God is. And oh that we would be much less selfish and sentimental and much more willing to really love each other. We are so flippant so much of the time. Thanks for sharing your experience.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959946409918907667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36362337.post-74292039958659852882012-11-28T17:02:57.397-05:002012-11-28T17:02:57.397-05:00I so agree to all of this! When our son was ill (a...I so agree to all of this! When our son was ill (and dying), our daughter went to a Christian school. I had many parents come up to me and tell me how 'sweet' it was for them to hear their little Johnny praying for our son. Oddly, those same parents rarely if ever said THEY had prayed for our son and us. They were just sending a sentimental mushy thought 'my way' and thought I could receive it. Not to say that God doesn't hear childrens' prayers or anything.But in my darkest hour, it wasn't the most comforting thing...to know that a little kid was saying 'please help make him feel better'. I was put in the position of receiving their nice thought about praying for us when actually the warm fuzzy was for herself. And I had to smile and say 'thank you' and 'that is nice' and so on. UGH. Oh that believers could realize who God is and who we worship and who we pray to and see the error in their flippant ways. Just sad. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256281745796890125noreply@blogger.com