Can a Sinner Pray to G-d?
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Question:
I don’t feel that that I have any right to pray to G‑d. I’m not religious at all. Over the years, I’ve committed many sins. Since I’ve turned against G‑d and transgressed His commandments, how can I approach Him in prayer?
Answer:
Each morning, when we wake up, we say in our prayers, “My G‑d, the soul You gave me is pure . . .”
No matter what you do with your life, your soul remains pure. Even at the time you are committing the worst crime, your soul screams inside like a captive woman, remaining faithful to her Beloved Above.
And now you want to take away from her that last opportunity to scream out loud for help?
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Yes! A sinner can pray to G-d.How ever one must first understand that it is necessary to ask G-d for forgiveness for ones sins being truthful with Him.You must be completely honest with Him and mean what you've said with true remorse. He gave us the Spark of Life.He can see within us all from the inside out. G-d knows everything,because He is every where and in everything all at once.We are all born with a clean soul,but become diseased with sin and die as a result of our sin separating us from G-d.120yrs that is all we get.Remember G-d is Love! Nothing can be done without His involvement.Some people throughout the Torah have learned all of this the hard way.Lucky for most of us whom have read this we realize we can learn from their mistakes and should thank G-d for being able to do just that.
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If sinners cannot pray to G-d then G-d would be very lonely because no one except someone especially holy such as the president of Israel could pray to G-d, also the Dalai Lama might be able to pray, or perhaps the Pope.
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And yet King David prayed a sinner's prayer, did he not?
Psalms 51
1 <<To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.>> Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight...
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That is not a Jewish ideology,
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No ruth it was not addressed to u. That was addressed to the christian missionary-minded comments about interpretation of verses.
thx.
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CAN (is he/she able to, not should he or she) a SINNER (implying someone is more than just sinning here and there, but is totally devoid of the realization of G-d) pray (meaning to connect with G-d in heart, soul, mind and spirit), TO (meaning a one way conversation) G-d (who, by definition, the person does not believe.) According to the literal wording of the question, the answer then would have to be NO. It would be more than a conundrum. You can't pray to an entity you do not believe exists per your belief system or your actions which exemplify a belief or unbelief system. On the other hand, if you CHANGE the wording of the question to "Can a person who has committed a sin pray to G-d" I would say yes, but it should be to pray for forgiveness by G-d and to tell Him you forgive yourself and will repent and do that sin no more. Only very vile people can be considered sinners, I believe. People like Hitler.
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I am not sure if this was addressed to me.
The answer I will give is that I do not have to read it in Hebrew. In fact, all language is Divine, and all is G_d.
I pay attention to the sound of words and also to the deconstruction of words, across languages, and I can and do form a bridge between them. This is not UN Jewish, because the Mystic part of Judaism is deeply about the wheel of letters.
The language of life itself, DNA, is actually about letters and the movement of letters, and how this changes systemically what happens within our bodies.
to study language is to arrive at great truths, and I am saying, just maybe, I am writing a new kind of dictionary, and in sharing, I am moving deeply across Babel, and a story in which there are keys to the construction of universe itself.
I have been an avid reader and still listen closely and respect others. But I feel, just maybe, I too, have something of importance to teach and that's why I am here, on these pages. I do it, for love.
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We must try to avoid offending G-D .
just as we do i really life, avoid offending our friends and neighbours, but we should also ask for forgiveness when we do. acknowledging that we have hurt or done wrong, "Resolve not to repeat the offense again!!
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I love your comment re:understanding the "path" in empathy. Terrific concept.
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I think a BIG reason for all religion is that people inherently feel bad about themselves and need something external to tell them that if they do this or that action, they will feel clean and good inside. I totally reject that, because there is just so much you can do externally to justify your past actions. I think it's more important to feel love for yourself, to believe we each are special to G-d, and that we have a purpose in life to fulfill. It's not how many Sabbath candles or how many times we stand up in Shul or Chabad and say repetitive prayers that will heal a person. For a while. it will feel good and feel clean. But KNOWING you are good and clean is totally DIFFERENT. It is something you need to do when you look in the mirror and smile at yourself. It's nurturing your inner needs when something is empty inside. It's realizing that running away, doing evil, hurting others, won't heal your inner sadness. When you err, forgive yourself. Love G-d.
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