tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11649812.post113815331075155099..comments2007-08-05T12:38:28.758-04:00Comments on Orange Theology: For Prayin' Out LoudBenjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09916394486715539975noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11649812.post-1143088208706282042006-03-22T23:30:00.000-05:002006-03-22T23:30:00.000-05:00.I think it creates focus. Now I gotta go because ....<BR/><BR/>I think it creates focus. Now I gotta go because my son won't let me type more until we watch the We Are Scientists video with the bear....Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11649812.post-1139177429124903032006-02-05T17:10:00.000-05:002006-02-05T17:10:00.000-05:00I have found in the past that an out loud prayer m...I have found in the past that an out loud prayer makes me more honest. It's like you really have to be sincere to say the words out loud- otherwise, you could "just be thinking" it. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Sometimes I can think a thought for a long time, but when I actually have to express it to someone, that's when I know what I really think or feel about it. And that has been true in prayer as well. I find it humbling. <BR/><BR/>I've also had the thought that if I say it out loud, the devil will know and try to thwart me. I like what Josh said too. But I will say, that some things are best left in the heart- now I have to ask, even when talking to God?JoAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538979556081549617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11649812.post-1138260939241287152006-01-26T02:35:00.000-05:002006-01-26T02:35:00.000-05:00Makes sense. I've never really thought of praying...Makes sense. I've never really thought of praying out loud by myself, but I find that my mind wanders when I do it silently for more than a minute or so. My solution has often been to actually <EM>write</EM> the prayer. Works well for me.AndyOfVermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910891627103616545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11649812.post-1138214019004368742006-01-25T13:33:00.000-05:002006-01-25T13:33:00.000-05:00Josh, I find your opinion on the devil rather uniq...Josh, I find your opinion on the devil rather unique and refreshing. I bet a lot of people would think that, by praying out loud, we are alerting the devil to our needs and weakenesses, thereby enabling him to work against us more fully. You've certainly turned that notion on its head. Interesting!Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916394486715539975noreply@blogger.com