Prayers (Christianity, God, Christian, Christ, philosophy)

[michel]

Can someone help me out here; I'm becomming more and more confused the more I think, and the older I get.

As a believer in Christianity (but not necessarily a Christian), We are all children of God; we are all brothers and sisters. God loves us all.
When I pray for various things (A nice new car-and that's a joke actually!), for help for the opressed, the hungry, lonely etc etc, is it wrong to pray for -say- Saddam Hussein? Would it have been wrong to pray for Hitler in the second world war? - should we pray for the devil?

I really am naive; but that's just me!

[huajiro]

I am not Christian, but I believe his philosophy was to love your enemies as well.....this would mean you would pray for them.

[jewscout]

Originally Posted by michelhiernaux

Can someone help me out here; I'm becomming more and more confused the more I think, and the older I get.

As a believer in Christianity (but not necessarily a Christian), We are all children of God; we are all brothers and sisters. God loves us all.
When I pray for various things (A nice new car-and that's a joke actually!), for help for the opressed, the hungry, lonely etc etc, is it wrong to pray for -say- Saddam Hussein? Would it have been wrong to pray for Hitler in the second world war? - should we pray for the devil?

I really am naive; but that's just me!

I believe it takes a strong person to pray for his enemy

[huajiro]

It is kind of like smiling and waiving at the guy that flips you off on the freeway....it give you satisfaction.