tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966828753692497089.post2765556372887369733..comments2023-08-14T04:46:03.133-04:00Comments on The Mormon Monk: Vain RepetitionsThe Mormon Monkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973424196784188481noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966828753692497089.post-50753210725544755832009-05-23T14:19:42.836-04:002009-05-23T14:19:42.836-04:00Zach,
I really began to think more about the foo...Zach, <br /><br />I really began to think more about the food going into my body when I was pregnant. My prayers over food were no longer to just bless it, but also to allow my body to be able to use it to help my growing baby. I also pray that the nourishment in the food will give me strength for whatever tasks I have ahead for which I do not feel physically prepared. Now that I am nursing, I pray that what I take in will provide enough milk and nourishment for my baby as well as myself. <br /><br />I, too, do not just focus on the food when we pray before meals. However, Marty and I have had conversations about this and we think it is incredibly important to give gratitude for the food, even when asking for a blessing on it is forgotten. I will sometimes even give gratitude for the ease of a meal (aka leftovers or something I had pulled from the freezer)or the freshness of the ingredients. <br /><br />There are so many ways to and reasons for thanking our Heavenly Father. I think that even if we happen to ask for or give gratitude in the same wording it does not matter so long as true intent and desire is always there.The Vieirashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590885197766590228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966828753692497089.post-86083938474185785762009-05-20T09:50:50.519-04:002009-05-20T09:50:50.519-04:00Fascinating comments and thoughts. Truly a pleasu...Fascinating comments and thoughts. Truly a pleasure to read.<br /><br />I think that one should consider the "vain" part of "vain repetitions." Repetitions themselves are not forbidden or discouraged, but it is the triviality of such repetitions that is discouraged. I interpret this to mean that meaningless, empty repetitions are forbidden.<br /><br />I do not see this as a divine injunction to reword every prayer in a unique way. Every prayer should be meaningful and sincere, and not full of vanity or emptiness, but that does not preclude the possibility of two or more similar sounding prayers which are equally (or similarly) well-intentioned and sincere.Mormon Paleohttp://mormonpaleo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966828753692497089.post-20006916470902813302009-05-20T09:00:30.312-04:002009-05-20T09:00:30.312-04:00sweet Jen. I have heard this from you before Zach...sweet Jen. I have heard this from you before Zach and I have to admit that I think about this subject often. I really try not to be repititious - and we have this conversation with our children as well. I don't have a problem asking for the food to be blessed because there are times that I have been at a gathering where I was feeling a little uneasy about the food - I specifically pray that the food will be safe to eat and that I won't get sick from it. (because we all know that food poisoning is AWFUL) This is all good stuff to think about. :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292600488274565276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966828753692497089.post-48531924391225177272009-05-20T08:42:32.913-04:002009-05-20T08:42:32.913-04:00Just because we use the verbage that has been mode...Just because we use the verbage that has been modeled to us, doesn't make them vain repetitions. The Lord modeled the way we should pray, and we tend not to stray too far from the edge of the outlined circle. We teach our kids to pray, and they repeat what they hear from us. My favorite repeated phrase of late from our four year old: Jesus loves us, so help everyone to love Jesus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616038477865625828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966828753692497089.post-29433693788825629072009-05-19T22:02:21.588-04:002009-05-19T22:02:21.588-04:00Please bless no pieces of glass, rocks, bones are ...Please bless no pieces of glass, rocks, bones are on my plate, if so, please direct them to dad's plate.Jo Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849507779729092938noreply@blogger.com