I’ve had a couple of questions asked since I initiated the Great Lent Challenge – I hesitate to call them “Frequently Asked Questions” because they weren’t exactly flowing think and fast, but here we go with some answers:
- What are you praying for? Well – apart from praying that everyone elses prayers would be answered, I’m praying for a guy I know who’s partner was recently taken ill.
- Don’t clauses 1 and 8 contradict themselves? No.
Clause 8 only requires you to invoke the name of Jesus, not to actually believe. It’s there as a control point for the end results – rather than people coming back and say that they’ve been praying to Allah or Vishna or the Flying Spaghetti Monster. - How should I pray? It doesn’t really matter all that much. You can be as formal or informal as you like. If it helps, just make it conversational. Other people prefer something more structured, like “Jesus, please will you [insert prayer here]. Amen”. There isn’t a “magic” formula, so do what makes you feel comfortable. Avoiding blasphemy might be nice, but I find God is a lot more forgiving about that kind of thing than a lot of people
mrBen