Channels, Fall 2023

90 • Pragmatic Features of Prayer: A Case Study Channels 2023 Ta es nt r oo nf tghgeomd lsyt ahtoemd et hoart stohme ye ceaqmu iev af rl eo nmt Cp ah nr its st it aa nt e db atchkagt rtohueny dw. eArneont ho et rr api as er tdi ci in- ap aCr ht irciisptai annt hsot amt ee d, wthhial et tthhee irres mwa iansi n ga wc hhuor cs ha gi do ti nh ge yhcoammee. fAr ol l mt hae s pt raor nt igc iCpharni ts s- tbiaa cnk ghr oo umned a cgkr enaotwl yl e digme pd a cttheadt tt hh ee ii rr pt hr ea iyre pr alri feen ttso do ar yc, hmu rocsht toefat ec hn i nt hg r tohuegmh how to pray. Addressing God Tmhaen yp r adyi fef re rseanmc epsl e si nI ctohlel e ctteerdmys i e wl diet dh wT oh i cahn atlhyez ep at hr tei c idpaatna t, s I a cdoddr ief si es de d t hGeosde. tGeordm, s L oi nrtdo, tFhaet h ef or l, l oJwe si nu gs / Scoant e/gCohrri iesst :, auns edd Stphier si te. Cn oa mm ebsi n3e2d4, tthi me epsa. rTt ihcei ppa nu trs- pr oolsees oof ft hei sa cpha ppeer rissonno totfo tdheel v eC hi nr ti sot ti ahne Tr erci nt i tayd, dbruets tshees pt roa yeearc hd a pt ae ri ns oc lnu doefd tdhie- Te rrei nnict eyd. T“ eJ ens uo sf ,t”h“eS opna ,r”t ai cni pd a“nCthsroi snt l”ywr ietfh- po thhrears et sw os upc ahr tai sc i p“ ya onut sr aSdodnr, ”e sws ehdi l eJ e st hu es dwi hr ei ccht l yt hi en pt ha er ti ri c pi pr aa ny et sr sf i. rTs ht ec hnoasme et owai tdh- dt hr ee s1s8Gporda yi ne rt hs ae mi r ppl reas y, et hr se wt i tal se st i“eGdo. dO, ”f adnr eds s“eFsa. t Th ehre, ”t i et laec h“ L ohradd” sciaxmien iitni a cl l oa sde- so enceo pn rda ywe irt hh af di v ne oi ni ni ti itai al l andadmr ee sgs ievse, na. n d T“ Ghoed ,m” owsitt hf r1e2q3u etnott atli tul es e fso. r“ LGoor dd ” wf oals- lowed closely with 116 uses. “Father” ha na dd 1n9o toafbtl hy ofseewuesre swwi t ehr eo nultyt e2r e9d ubsye sa, swi ne rgel eups ae rdt i4c9i ptai mn te. sJ e, as un sd, SSpo inr,i ta wn da sC uh sr ei sdt 7w ot ri md se so. r Spehvrearsael s pt aor tt ihcei pnaanmt se sa tot af cGhoedd. Ta chteesrei spt ihcrsatsoe st hg ea vneasmp ee ctihf iecyi t ya da dn rdecshs ea dr -. Tsuhcehy eaist,he“r came before the title of God, heavenly Father” [emphasis m“Cihnrei]s,t or directly followed it, such as, on high” [emphasis mine]. Ap al ttht eorungsh t ht hr oe ur eg hwo uetr et h sei mp ri al ayrei trise, st haenr de s Ow h n e o e r w e p ea a d r l s t p i o c e i u p rs n a o n iq n t u a a le i d td y o r n a e e s n - s d t e i m d o e t “ h G e c o a r d s ” f e a s a c t t t o th r h a s e t . bd ei dg innonti na gd dorfe hs se rh ipmr aaygeari na, nedv eanf t tehr otuhgaht hs peer e cphr aaycet sr owf vaasr i ol eunsgkt hi nyd sa. nOdt h ef ur lpl aor -f tf oi cri peaxnatms pf al ev,otrheedr ceewr taasi notneer mp as rftoi cr i Gp aondt; wt i mh oe s ui ns etdh e “i rd epar ra yhe er .aIvne nb ol yt hFcaatsheesr, ”p e1r9- sf aocnt aolri st yp, rroebl iagbi ol yu ps l ua ypebdr i an gr ionl eg ., o r o t h e r Aw el ar regfeo lpl oowr tei odnb oy fs tt ha tee amdednrtessas be so ut ot GGoodd. Fl i ok re e“ Lx oa rmdp, l ye o, up aarrtei c igpoaondt ”s asna di d “ Gt hoi dn ,g sI ka nn do wa s syeorut i’ vr ee stthaet e mh eeanl et sr .w” eTrhe erseep et ai ttleeds it nh es i mp ai lrat ri c ifpa as hn itos ’n pt hr ar oy ue rgsh. o uTth em o2s 0t 1o0f Gt hrroosus go he hpmr ae y ee tr sa il t. si st updoys sci ob nl ef i tr om gs a ti hn aat cTlhe ea r p iamr tai cg iep aonf t sh ocwl e apr el yo pi dl ee nvtiief iwe dGtohde. Gmoedn ttsh eayb opur ta y he di s t oc h wa riat hc t edriirset ci ct s ,s t aa tned- they indicated that he could hear all

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