CHAT: prayer (Was: Re: conlang website)

On Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 10:38:25PM -0400, Nik Taylor wrote:
> Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
> > I've always wondered if there were--a format, for lack of a better word.
> > I just talk to God, not knowing any better.  :-(  ("Dear God...")
>
> Nothing wrong with that.  Jesus himself used "Abba", the equivalent of
> "daddy".  "Hey, dad ..." :-)
[snip]

I use a very conversational tone when talking/praying to God. I personally
think it's silly to go through ritualistic motions and being somebody I'm
not; so I find that a conversational tone more reflects what's in my
heart. And yeah, "hey, dad" sounds like the tone I often adopt. :-)


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