{"id":11832,"date":"2012-08-04T07:39:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T11:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nakedpastor.com\/?p=11832"},"modified":"2012-08-04T07:39:59","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T11:39:59","slug":"prayer-bubbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nakedpastor\/2012\/08\/prayer-bubbles\/","title":{"rendered":"prayer bubbles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"bursting<\/a><\/p>\n

From my earliest memory I always wondered why prayers weren\u2019t answered. I mean the important ones. The life and death ones. The ones that matter. I always held rationalizations suspect, such as:<\/p>\n

Thank God for unanswered prayer!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

or,<\/strong><\/p>\n

God does answer prayer, just in his own way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

or,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only the prayers of the righteous are heard and answered.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

or,<\/strong><\/p>\n

You need to pray with more faith\u2026 as if it is already answered.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

or,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you begging, or are you submitting your request?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

or,<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is no god to answer that prayer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Etc., etc., etc\u2026. All simplistic rationalizations.<\/p>\n

One of the toughest lessons to learn in our spiritual walk is that we really have no idea what is happening in prayer.<\/p>\n

Buy a print of this cartoon!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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