Religion

T/F: prayers are put in escrow for when the subject is receptive

Priority request: Wondering if I can pray for people who are completely shut down or closed off from God and those prayers will take effect in a moment that they are more receptive if I ask Higher Power to put them in escrow so to speak. I want to pray wisely and effectively.

PSALM 91 Gregorian chant (video)

Request: [for] learning about higher context and feeling of high glory.

kenshō

"seeing one's (true) nature", that is, the Buddha-nature or nature of mind. Kenshō is an initial insight or awakening, not full Buddhahood... The term kenshō is often used interchangeably with satori -- wikipedia.

Massimo Coppo

"A 64-year-old Italian [lay monk] who wears a Franciscan habit and walks all the way from Assisi to pray for the new pontiff. He first appeared 12 years ago and has returned again for the 2025 conclave. But why?" -- Cultura Colectiva.

demonology

Request: "'If you want to win against your enemies, you’d better know a lot about them'... Would studying demons make one less vulnerable to them, or does the entanglement with that field make it not worth it?"

raising both hands/one hand in a gesture of prayer and worship

1 Timothy 2:8 says, “I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling.”

rejection of Jesus as Messiah in Judaism

Request: Jews believe Jesus did not fulfill messianic prophecies that establish the criteria for the coming of the messiah. Judaism does not accept Jesus as a divine being, an intermediary between humans and God, a messiah, or holy.

Pope Francis' permission for priests to bless same-sex couples

Request: A turning point in the history of the Church. What's the motivation?

Milarepa

"a Tibetan siddha, who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple" -- wikipedia.

seraph

"an angelic being, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardour, and purity" -- Google dictionary.

the story of Sodom and Gomorrah

Abraham, the patriarch, pleaded with God to spare the cities if there were any righteous people within them, but God decided to destroy the cities after finding no more than ten righteous individuals, specifically Lot and his family, who were then rescued by angels -- Brave AI.

fraternal correction

Request: a practice where one Christian privately confronts another about a perceived wrongdoing or sin, with the goal of helping them grow in holiness. It's an act of charity and love, aimed at preventing further sin and promoting repentance.

Buddhist causation

Request: Earnestly understanding is a part of right view in the Eightfold Noble Path. [Requester provided an explainer, show below].

Tibetan prayer flags

Often found strung along trails and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes -- wikipedia.

Pope Leo XIV

By request. "The first pope born in the United States of America. Elected during the papal conclave on May 8, 2025, following the death and funeral of Pope Francis" -- wikipedia.