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pegpie

prayer

Apr 06, 2005 13:47

Why do people say Father God when they pray ( Read more... )

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poproxygirl April 7 2005, 02:41:12 UTC

OMG Thats great Ryan and I have totally had that conversation that it IS a filler as in using like or um and I think it is odd... I agree with it all!

thenen April 7 2005, 04:24:30 UTC

I don't have a problem with Father God, although I do take your point. What seems like filler to me is when people say "Jesus" or "God" or "Father" or whatever every third word.

hungre12 April 7 2005, 07:16:11 UTC

haha wow i never thought about that...hm wouldn't that be weird if instead of saying umm or, uhh, we'd fill our awkward silences with father god? "...And that's my story...fathergodfahtergodfathergod..." haha thats odd. yay i finally made a livejournal so i could go on a comment craze :)

joshuago April 7 2005, 18:02:51 UTC

Cool, so we're making fun of the way people pray?

pegpie April 7 2005, 21:42:38 UTC

Who's we? I was making observations of the way people pray.

:p

jeeves777 April 8 2005, 23:19:40 UTC

then what about addressing Jesus or the Holy Sprit in prayer? I'm not sure if there's biblical precedence for that. unless I'm wrong, the Holy Sprit is never addressed directly, and Jesus Himself prayed to God the Father.....

pegpie April 10 2005, 05:47:11 UTC

That's an interesting point... maybe I'll look into it and blog about it.

My point is more wondering where the phrase "Father God" comes from and why it is sometimes used frequently in prayer.

pegpie April 10 2005, 06:26:17 UTC

Stephen said "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Acts 7:59
Revelations 22:20 - "Come, Lord Jesus."

... Bryan is looking for Holy Spirit references.