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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Ah, so there's a method to making prayer effective? If only God or the church of your choice (or you, for that matter) published the directions. "Send $10 to this address for my foolproof method for getting God to answer your prayers." [/quote]

But evidently there [i]are[/i] such methods, because there's a reason why, for example, Muslims are shown the most powerful verses in the Quran and are taught meditation techniques (especially Sufis) to connect more deeply with God. A quick Google search of "powerful Bible prayers" shows any number of Christian websites claiming things like, "These are the most powerful prayers from the Bible" or "this prayer is particularly effective for this particular need." Then religions like Hinduism and Buddhism have this down to a science with different mantras keyed to different universal energies, different ways of meditating before prayer, different rituals, etc.

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No one can prove that one mental or emotional state over another, or one format of requests over another will result in "effective" intercessory prayer, not will the results necessarily take the form you expect. As they say, "God helps those who help themselves." The point is that if you look for opportunities you will find them.[/quote]

Of course nobody can prove scientifically that one mental or emotional state helps us connect to God, or to the energy of prayer, or to the psychological keys for our faith. We can't prove scientifically that God exists either, yet I believe God exists and you believe God exists. But we all know that one person who is a effective "prayer warrior", and I [i]do[/i] believe it is possible to learn to pray more effectively. That doesn't mean God is at our beck and call, or that we don't have to work hard, or that we don't have to learn to be less materialistic, or that we don't have to learn faith, trust and surrender. All of that is important. It doesn't mean we can't learn how increase the odds (on a metaphysical level) that our prayers will be answered. If the notion of increased Divine intervention in someone's life is annoying or offensive to you, that's fine. We don't have to agree.[/quote]

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