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To: sandyeggo
"Is that really all that's holding you back? Serious question."

That's the big one. There are a few other minor quibbles, but yeah, I'm sorry to say yes.

52 posted on 06/05/2007 2:58:43 PM PDT by Enosh (†)
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To: Enosh

Perhaps considering the different meanings of “pray” would help you. (Try the Oxford English Dictionary! :-). There’s “Pray,” which means, “To lift up the heart and mind to God,” as the Baltimore Catechism says. And then there’s “pray,” which means, “to ask,” as in, “I pray you, FRiend, watch your language! My kids are reading over my shoulder!”

When we speak of “praying” to the saints, we mean asking them to “Pray” for us to God, just as we would ask any person at church or on FR to Pray for us.

Now some object that we can’t communicate with the saints in Heaven. I’ve personally never had a problem with talking to people I can’t see, but I guess others do. I explain to my Sunday School classes that it’s like telepathy :-).


60 posted on 06/05/2007 3:20:24 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Oh, a Queen may love her subjects in her heart, and yet be dog-wearied of ’em in body and mind.")
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