At 02:01 AM Monday 9/5/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On Sep 4, 2005, at 11:51 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I do know that it really bothered me after the tsunami that it never
was discussed, and I don't think varying grief modes can explain that.
FWIW, one of the things I'm fairly conscious of
is that noises of sympathy are just that; they
can't really do much materially to help.
Certainly letting a person know that s/he's
thought of is helpful *to that person's
outlook*, but I also know the odds are
vanishingly small that any comment I might make will reach anyone.
To me something like "My heart goes out to this
or that groupÂ…" is a little like "I'm praying
for this or that groupÂ…" It just doesn't carry
the weight with me that it might with others, so
I tend not to say such things. It's not for lack
of caring; it's because I know that sometimes words just don't help.
And those who believe that prayer does work
believe that it works just as well when said in
private rather than in public. (q.v. Matt.
6:4) I would guess that those who do believe in
the efficacy of prayer have probably been doing
some of it in the time they are not on-line . . .
-- Ronn! :)
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