Bunch of Spoil-sports! Driving out bush and trading rainfall guage levels whenever I phone constituents at home... I would not dare "pray for rain"!
1) I give thanks when we get it. 2) I bring my distress (and the distress of my friends) to God when we don't get it. 3) I wonder at the torrents and at the vastness of a continent and life cycles that have been created by a God that I don't understand. Ah, Elihu - express it for me please! (see Job) It may be a narrow-minded case that neglects... "Who am I that the Creator should be mindful of me?" but it may be worse for me to presume that I should not bring any and every dark concern of heart and mind into the illuminative activity of prayer. The prayers surrounding rain and drought should involve struggle and the questioning of the nature of our relationship with God. I guess it all depens on how important the object of your prayers is... Which one of you would not pray for relief in the case of a loved-ones illness? Does God require our prayers to be logicked beyond the groanings of the spirit within? or is the gut-wrenching cry of the mortal before the immortal just as acceptable? If I sound a little put out... I have been with people as the first rains have fallen in three years. At such a time, there seems to be nothing more spiritual than to pray. Be mindful that there are still some people waiting. - Amelia ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
