Ellen Gould White
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Ellen Gould White über: "What does Ellen White write about when one bores God with one's prayers?"
Answer
Ellen White does not explicitly say that God is bored by prayers. However, she criticizes dry, sermon-like prayers addressed to people rather than to God: Such prayers are not heeded in heaven and weary angels as well as listeners. Sincere, earnest prayer, on the other hand, is always appropriate and never wearies.
Sermon-like and sincere prayers
»Many, however, pray in a dry, sermon-like manner. These pray to people, not to God. If they prayed to God and truly understood what they were doing, they would be astonished at their boldness; for they lecture the Lord in the form of a prayer, as though the Creator of the universe needed special information about general matters of world affairs. All such prayers are like sounding brass and a clanging cymbal. They are not heeded in heaven. God’s angels grow weary of them, as do the people who are forced to listen to them. […] Earnest and effective prayer is always appropriate and will never weary.«
Original Sources (English)
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