tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post4612963914510124791..comments2024-03-23T16:59:42.092-06:00Comments on The Goates Notes: Priesthood Blessings - Asking and GivingDavid B. Goateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978666830682045128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post-66935105712960987342013-12-09T22:25:48.814-07:002013-12-09T22:25:48.814-07:00Well stated. As I noted in our book about men, wom...Well stated. As I noted in our book about men, women and priesthood, the spiritual gifts are available in rich abundance to both men and women without restriction. Men who offer wimpy blessings aren't of much use are they? Faith is the key in calling down the powers of heaven. I am so grateful for women of great faith in my life.David B. Goateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978666830682045128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370511552390871439.post-66421878641687550192013-12-09T17:34:39.509-07:002013-12-09T17:34:39.509-07:00There is at least one other reason people are relu...There is at least one other reason people are reluctant to ask for priesthood blessings: faith in one's own prayers. I have faith that God will answer my prayers. It's hard for me to think of very many circumstances when my own prayerful petitions and study do not or will not suffice. I do not mean for this to be arrogance. I know God answers prayers -- it's as simple as that. I can pay for comfort or an answer to prayer as easily if not more easily than any priesthood bearer I might call in, and I can expect an answer to that prayer the same as I would expect an answer to a priesthood blessing.<br /><br />You might also address the fact that many of us have tried to ask for blessings more frequently with poor results. When I ask for a blessing and all I get is God loves and knows you and is aware of your needs and the "all other blessings he has in store for you" cop out, I am left to conclude that I shouldn't have asked : either God has nothing to say to me or I need to wait and puzzle it out for myself. <br /><br />I've heard it suggested that we women look for opportunities for men to offer us blessings, but I have found that looking for reasons to receive a blessing only results in unsatisfactory, faith-trying disappointments. I feel, I hope rightly, that I should try to develop my own skills at listening to and understanding the holy ghost rather than turning to another.jennynoreply@blogger.com