How do you handle a crisis spiritually wise?

[hrmjustin]

Do you pray during a crisis or do you just do what you got to do?

I have to say when I am in a crisis I just say Lord give me strength to get through this. Give me the strength to do what must be done. When my mothers surgery went wrong on Thursday I felt helpless and prayed my Heart out. She is doing better by the way because her doctor saved her life.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Just put my head down and plow forward.

I don't pray. I don't think there's anything out there to pray to, or if there is, he/she/it doesn't pay any attention. So one just soldiers on.

Glad your mom is doing better.

[okasha]

2. Variant on a Christian saying.

Act as if everything depends on me.
Pray as if everything depends on Great Mystery and the manitus.

I'm glad your mom has a good doctor and is doing better.

[hrmjustin]

3. Thanks okasha!

[cbayer]

4. So sorry to hear about your mother, justin.

I am glad to hear she is doing better and hope she continues to improve.

As to your question, I don't pray, but I sometimes give myself a good talking-to.

[hrmjustin]

6. Thanks cbayer!

[Bad Thoughts]

5. I don't believe prayers are answered

On the other hand, I believe prayer is a valuable part of the human experience. It helps to reconcile beliefs with the conditions that the individual or community faces.

Indeed, I find that praying during times of extreme duress (when life is at risk) is one of the most human things some one can do. It doesn't require specific beliefs about metaphysics.