i meant to say if the whole praying to trees and nature that God made---can we christian/catholics do it too, or are we supposed to just imagine the cross and the communion(bread, since it's the actual body of christ)??????
2006-09-08 14:53:18 · 10 answers · asked by nina:0_0 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No we only pray to God, trying to God made objects is never allowed. And no we don't pray to man made things either, just to God.
Of course you already knew that didn't you, and are just pretending to ask silly questions to cause trouble ???
2006-09-08 14:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I understand your question, we are to pray only to God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). If we pray to anything else, be it nature, a tree, the sky, a star, whatever, we are giving that inanimate object properties that it does not have and are thus creating an idol. This is strictly forbidden. Pray to God, and God only.
2006-09-08 22:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by hisnamesaves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, nature is the creation of God. We should:
- Praise God for nature.
- Thank God for nature.
- Find inspiration in nature.
- Take care of nature.
However God is omnipresent (everywhere). You can pray to God who is present in His (or Her) creation.
We can pray to any of the three persons in the Holy Trinity, God the father, God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit.
With love in Christ.
2006-09-11 00:35:46 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, worshipping anything but God is breaking the 1st commandment. Worshipping nature is a form of animism (and atheism lol) very unGodly indeed.
The sacraments arent literally Jesus (though a Catholic would disagree) they are a symbol and testimony of your faith. Jesus taught that he was the bread of life, not human baked bread.
2006-09-08 22:01:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that communion bread is not the actual body of christ.
that is silly. forget the stupid cross that came from pagan worship. Pray to the Almighty God Jehovah, thru Jesus as mediator and say your prayers thru Jesus, something like that.
Because that way he hears you.
like this: I remember it:
Matthew 6:9 You must pray this way Jesus said:
Our father in the heavens hollowed be thy name
let your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our bread for this day
and forgive us our traspass as we forgive others traspas
do not bring us into temtation but deliver us from evil
I think thats it I don't remember the rest of it.
traspass is like when someone hurts your feelings or something
or hits you probably. You should forgive them.
Then god forgives you when you do something to someone else.
Kind of like you forgive them and I'll forgive you
like that.
2006-09-08 22:05:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shall only worship 1 God. - Exodus 20
- why do people worship rocks and stones, and images, when they can worship God himself.
Romans 1:19-20 God's qualities and creations are clearly visible and point to him, so man has no excuse.
2006-09-08 21:58:01 · answer #6 · answered by Slave to JC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wiccans pray to trees.
Christians pray to God, or his saints!
2006-09-08 21:57:08 · answer #7 · answered by Villain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct name is " JEHOVAH " and he doesn't mind you praying to him at anytime !!! Didn't he do good with all this NATURE ? Just step out your back door..look up ....look around you...
2006-09-08 22:07:29 · answer #8 · answered by Blondie B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No do not ever settle for anything that is "less than Christ Jesus
2006-09-08 21:55:45 · answer #9 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you can venerate nature, but not adorate nature.
2006-09-08 21:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋