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Originally posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Going back to school keeps sounding better and better.
Now if they could just keep the Jesus freaks out of school too, it'd be a utopia.
Prayer has always struck me as kind of strange - on the one hand we're "supposed" to believe in the omnipotent and flawless nature of a diety with a master plan for everything. Prayer to ask for a "variance" of the plan seems to me to be a bit. . . well. . . callous. It's like saying "Hey God? Yeah. It's me. Your plan sucks. Change it for me, mmkay?"
Kind of ironic, no?
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Exactly. Very selfish, very human, very Western "Me" culture. It says we know better than God. The worst part is of course timing. "Give me this now, I neeeeeeeeed it." "Save my dying grandmother now, subtext: ease her pain, ease mine in dealing with hers."
We need less prayer on demand, more continuous, spontaneous "what can I do to be closer to God."
EDIT: and if quid pro quo prayer actually worked, I'd be praying all day to get my visa to go to India. currently in musak hell on hold with the consulate.
maybe a burnt offering or other such sacrifice is in order.