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Apr 08, 2009 11:43

Ok, LJ!  Does anyone have any theological questions about the Catholic Church that I can help with?  Confused as to why the Church opposes contraception?  What's the story with stuff about condoms and Africa?  Why the hell should you listen to a bunch of old celibate white guys about what to do with sexuality?  Do you have any questions about Holy ( Read more... )

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beanrows April 8 2009, 16:19:06 UTC
So the saying "God has an answer to every prayer, but sometimes the answer is no," as trite as it sounds, often turns out to have some merit. It seems that God has a plan laid out for our lives and we can't always see it until after a lot of false starts and suffering. However, if this is the case, what is the point of praying for intentions other than "Your will be done"?

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loveneverfails April 8 2009, 16:56:56 UTC
We bring our intentions to Christ because what we want is a part of us, and we are called to share everything that we have and are with Jesus. What He does with what we give is ultimately up to Him, but we still offer our requests as a sign of humility. Offering ourselves means we offer even our struggles, our sins, and our wishes.

Sometimes it means we go in front of the Eucharist and say "God, I am so angry that I don't know what to do with myself. You promised to take care of me, but in spite of everything I've done, I am drowning. Is this the way you take care of people, Lord?" You can be as honest and blunt about your feelings, wishes, goals as you want and frequently the more candid you are the better. Ultimately God is going to love you through your struggles, and if you unite your will to His your suffering takes on a whole other dimension of value and will be used in ways you won't fully understand until you stand with God on the last day.

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blakdove April 8 2009, 17:23:24 UTC
Even Christ prayed about His wishes that the His fate be taken from Him! And David got pretty angry with God in his psalms...

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nagirrebailed April 8 2009, 19:16:26 UTC
I think God answers prayer three ways:

1. Yes!
2. Not yet.
3. I have something better planned.

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dtherese April 8 2009, 21:32:01 UTC
I like this!!

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phebes_legacy April 9 2009, 19:35:04 UTC
I like this answer!

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witherxaway April 10 2009, 01:40:41 UTC
I love your response to this. Especially the part about humility. I don't think I had thought about it as much, but that is exactly what it is!
I love reading your responses to these sorts of questions. I always feel like I am back in school learning (theology) :)

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