Religious Freaks

Today in Priesthood mtg. President McAllister brought up a good point that I have considered before. He said to us: “We believe in prayer, scriptures, receiving answers to our prayers, etc.” then he went on . . . “President Bush is a God-fearing man, goes to church, prays, and we (the american people) respect him for it. If tomorrow morning, President Bush said ‘I have been praying lately to know what to do with this situation in Iraq and God told me to do …’, he would immediately be labeled a freak and a religious fanatic.”

Praying and Receiving answers to our prayers are fundamental to our religion. We live our lives by faith and every day ask the Lord for guidance and expect to receive and do receive answers to our prayers. The concept of ancient prophets like Noah and Moses receiving revelation is accepted by nearly all Christian denominations, yet modern revelation is disdained and relegated to fringe religious groups. This illustrates the sad state of modern religious thought and belief. I must admit that I don’t understand other religious people who pray without expecting an answer. What good does praying do them?

I know that I would be lost without the Lord’s help in my daily life. I am proud to be a “Freak”. Life would be a lot more lonely without a belief in a God that cares enough about me to answer my prayers.