THE THERAPEUTIC FUNCTION OF PRAYER IN CURA ANIMARUM

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Prayer is not just about the composition of a message from the sender to God the receiver. I say this because I believe that prayer is not primarily conversation but fellowship and communion. There is a relation of trust in which the recipient of trust is true and faithful. Prayer loses its theological character and becomes a psychological phenomenon that is an introspection into oneself if there is no trusting faith and God who is faithful. Prayer is far more than human communication; prayer is true communion that expresses faith in God's trustworthiness.

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Edvard Kristian (called Doc) Foshaugen
University of the Orange Free State (PhD)

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