Why I Won't Pray For You (and what I will do instead)
Let me start by saying right away that you may be offended by the beginning of this post. You won't like it. I'm sure it will make you angry. That's fine, but before you decide to vent your anger back at me, please read the entire post. You may not think I'm such a bad person after this is finished. My purpose is to bring hope and cooperation. With so many tragedies happening across the country right now, many friends have requested I pray for them, or else pray for others who may be suffering. That's all you want me to do - pray. You want me to ask a deity - and I'm sure you mean the deity you personally worship - to do something for you. I suppose it's an easy way for me to respond to your problems. I pray for God (or gods) to help you. Better God than me, right? Let's say I decide to help you by praying. How do I go about doing that? I go to a quiet place where I won't be interrupted. It might be my home and it might be a church. M