As an Associate Pastor of my church, I can tell you that I quite enjoy it when everyone can talk about spiritual matters- particularly regarding Jesus, whom tends to get things controversial just by using His name, without angry, offensive or defensive posturing.
In the hospital, I'm working at as a catholic priest, patients often ask me:"Please, pray for me!" Ofcourse, I always do pray for them, and ofcourse I believe, that God is listening to me if I do so.
But sometimes I try to encourage people by saying:" I will pray for you. But do you think, that I have a better connection to God than you have? I don't think so. I want to encourage you to believe, that God is listening to your prayers no less than he is listening to my prayers."
So, I believe, that one person can pray for another person. No doubt about this. But personally, I didn't feel the need to ask somebody to pray for me. Perhaps in the future?
Bruno
at the evening of All Saints Day, which is a holiday in Germany
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