I’m on a few Yahoo groups and get requests for unusual things occasionally, as evidenced by the following:
Hi, all,
I have been very stressed out for the last 2 days. I am not going to get into details, but please say prayers for my whole family and for me. I need to get rid of this stress.
Thanks
First, I should tell you that I know this woman only slightly. Second, you should know that she made my daughter cry once.
I will only pray for her if she tells me the details, for example:
1.) I have such a bad yeast infection that I could mass produce dinner rolls.
2.) My third nipple and tail are growing hair.
3.) I’m having an affair with a hot dwarf circus performer and desperately want to desert my family for a life on the road. Please help.
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Should she admit to any of the above, I will befriend her for life.
Otherwise, no deal.
2 responses so far ↓
birdpress // April 26, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I can’t stand when people ask for prayers like that. If you can’t even tell God what it is you need, why should you expect God to respond? That’s just lazy.
I so thoroughly enjoyed this comment, I cannot sufficiently express myself.
amandalinn // April 26, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Heh. Yeah. It’s like he doesn’t know what’s going on?
I’m still waiting for some sign not explainable by random chance, before I start up that constant babbling in my head I used to do when I was a born again, in high school. How is that not just crazy? (I also used to leave tracts in the bathroom. The comic book, you’re all going to burn in hell, kind.)
I don’t even want anything in particular. If there’s someone there I’d just like some clue whether he’s the prat he seems to be, or if I’m missing something.
The closest thing I ever get to a sign from god, is the internet radio station playing stuff related to what I was just talking about. Happens all the time. It’s happening right now, with something discussed on a chat channel two hours ago. But more likely is they are spying on me, not that god is talking to me through my internet radio. But hey they both sound equally insane.
I do believe in karma and positive thinking, though.
I especially like the line “but more likely is they are spying on me.” LOL:) I’m a complete believer in both God and prayer. Unfortunately, she ran into my form of karma when she made the kid cry!