Religiousity

[spookyevilone]

Me: "I usually don't pray, but I'm doing an awful lot of it lately. I really want the loan to go through. I really, really want this house."
Sanctimonious Prig: *nose in the air, sanctimoniously* "It doesn't count if you pray only because you want something."
Me: ".. Have you met my gods?"

Comments

[akitrom.livejournal.com]

What religion does the Sanctimonious Prig follow? 'Cause, (1) Jesus specifically and explicitly commands His followers to pray for those things they need*, and (2) I can't recall any religion that 'counts' its members' prayers.

* Indeed, King David's other great sin was conducting a census, relying on Israel's own armed manpower rather than God. Being confident in one's own resources in the face of unknown hardships is repeatedly condemned in Scripture as being foolish and contrary to the relation God wishes for us.

[spookyevilone.livejournal.com]

Biannual Catholic. They are one of those insufferable people who use their religion as though it's a club card without much of a clue as to what the Little Black Book actually says.

[akitrom.livejournal.com]

Sigh. In any case, you and your house hunting are in my prayers.

[spookyevilone.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) I appreciate it.

[ursulagoddess.livejournal.com]

Happy lending thoughts to you!

This thread makes me wonder who the patron saint of lending would be. No, seriously, they got saints for most everything else, why not finances?

When you're done getting your house money, think happy thoughts for me and school money 'eh!
:D

[spookyevilone.livejournal.com]

Joseph, patron saint of house hunters :D

[sskipstress.livejournal.com]

At my church there are deacons who leads prayers for the congregation. We pray that the sick among us get healthy, we pray that our religious and political leaders won't be dipshits, we pray for all kinds of things that I want. As a group, we aren't likely to pray for your loan, but then I'm the only one who knows you. But I'll pray for you loan on my own.

[spookyevilone.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[redselchie.livejournal.com]

far be it for me to defend a sanctimonious prig - but there might be a point there, stuck in that word "ONLY." Think about it. If you knew someone whom you ONLY heard from when they wanted something from you - would you be disposed to oblidge them?

In any case - I'm Catholic - and we certainly get to ask for what we want/need. We do it at every mass, when we add our own intentions. I'll add your intentions to my own!

[spookyevilone.livejournal.com]

Maybe true for the Christian god - DEFINITELY not true for the powers that be that I pray to. It's not bargaining - "If you let me have BLAH, I'll do BLAH" - it's more the power of positive thinking. Problem with my powers that be is that they have a sick sense of humour. One should be very careful in praying for anything.