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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I think too often, people think of prayer as asking for things, whether for ourselves or others. This may be okay as far as it goes, but if one isn't careful, it turns God into Santa Claus and prayer into a wish list. If I got what I wished for, it worked; if I didn't, it didn't. I fall into this trap myself sometimes.
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I read an article calling this "blowing holy wishes to God". I found that so interesting, because once you agree to pray for someone/something, you do tend to get into this. For me, I consider prayer a form of communion with the Lord, so I say, "you know my heart, and for all I want to pray," before I start.
As for the Baptist issue, oy. It's gotten to the point with MOST Protestant churches that you need to work on a church to church basis. There are certain elements that most hold true (ie: the issues of transfiguation, Calvinism, etc). Most Baptist churches I've attended don't believe in either.