Micro-praying

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Something I’ve been struggling with is the issue of micro-praying and if it’s a bad thing.

My wife’s cousin (who is a Pentecostal), had an abortion two weeks ago. Not much is revealed, but it was a mother lives or the mother dies situation. She chose the former.

Anyways, we are friends on Facebook and last night she tagged both me, my wife, and all her friends to pray for her dog. It’s one of those teacup chihuahua’s. The dog wasn’t dead, just sick. She asked that we pray for the dog to get better and how she can’t live without the dog (this woman is 38 and married BTW).

I know prayer is good, but does micro-praying seem to take advantage of trivial things? This is the same woman if you ask if she wants to a soda drink, she has to pray and let the Lord decide for her.

Am I wrong?
 
This in interesting. I think that praying without ceasing is the goal, but the methodology is somewhat disordered. How do we properly pray without ceasing is a question that I would like to know the answer to. asking the Lord whether a should have a soda pop or what drawer to put my socks in probably isn’t the best way of going about it.
 
Sounds more like misplaced priorities…did she request prayers for the fetus at some point? (Please forgive me if that sounds crass or cruel - I’m not judging the medical need here…)

Maybe she really is disraught about losing something else near and dear so soon.
 
Just pray for the woman to have correct discernment in life. Where the dog fits into it is up to God and nature.
 
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Sounds more like misplaced priorities…did she request prayers for the fetus at some point? (Please forgive me if that sounds crass or cruel - I’m not judging the medical need here…)

Maybe she really is disraught about losing something else near and dear so soon.
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She did requests some prayer. But with this latest dog nonsense, I’m trying not to be irked with her constant attention to prayer for everything.

When I heard about the abortion, my heart dropped and I felt horrible for her (I even discussed my worry with my priest). But barely two weeks later and just day after day of prayer request nonsense, that really tries my sincerity I feel towards her micro-praying.
 
JMHO, but I don’t believe asking for prayers for a sick pet is nonsense. I’ve seen plenty of requests for that on this very site. Praying for a decision on soda…yes, I would agree that is nonsense. And of course all that is completely different from the abortion issue.
 
If Jesus saw fit to perform a miracle of water to wine when they were running low at a wedding, and the Virgin Mary saw fit to ask him to do it before his public ministry began…what’s the harm in praying for healing for her precious dog?

In the face of the world’s problems, both are pretty self centered things to pray for. But many pray for such regularly, and bring even their smallest concerns to the foot of the cross. It can be seen as a sincere act of faith.
 
There is something called scrupulosity, which might be related to your friend’s dilemma as described. If that is true, it’s really no one’s fault, but it can be exasperating to wonder when the next plea for divine guidance will take place. Should I have capitalized this word, inserted that comma, italicized this word, letter, or should I have written this answer at all? Not so terrible in and of itself, but when the person sees doom and gloom for not following what they should have known was God’s will in matters where the choice was literally the tumble of dice – then a problem may exist. Keeping an eye on the situation for signs of the above will prevent you from possible hurt and frustration.
 
punisherthunder said:
She did requests some prayer. But with this latest dog nonsense, I’m trying not to be irked with her constant attention to prayer for everything.

When I heard about the abortion, my heart dropped and I felt horrible for her (I even discussed my worry with my priest). But barely two weeks later and just day after day of prayer request nonsense, that really tries my sincerity I feel towards her micro-praying.
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It’s possible it is less about the dog and more about the abortion. Yes, it it might be for attention (and it irks me too when every little thing is spiritualized) but why not pray for her little dog? No one is hurt by the prayers and as Catholics we ultimately are asking that God’s will be done. That kindness can be a very good witness to her and others.

Also, you don’t have to post anything (if you don’t like feeding that kind of behavior) but pray anyway and pray for her healing after the abortion and for other issues if her priorities are truly messed up.
 
OK, I have never heard of “Micro-praying”.
What is it?
I thought I could discern from the thread, but perhaps not.
 
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