[Lowcountry]

It is sad to think that you believe prayer is about gaining economic gifts from God. Yes, he will bless you if you have faith in Him and ask Him to bless you. But, if you ask for a 25% return on your IRA, I think that's a non starter.

Nothing fails like an atheist without a clue.

[David Gould]

When did I say that? What exactly are you asking for when you pray to God to defend America from terrorist attack? Are you asking that all people learn to love one another? Or are you praying for the death or life time imprisonment of bin Laden? If the latter, you are praying for evil to befall someone. If the former, then you are praying for something that presumably God already wants - yoru prayer is useless in that regard. Why not take action to inspire love in others? Nothing fails like atheism? Atheism is merely holding no belief in God. It cannot fail in the sense you mean. I am not advocating atheism - I am advocating actions that do good and not actions that achieve nothing...

[newgeezer]

It is sad to think that you believe prayer is about gaining economic gifts from God. Yes, he will bless you if you have faith in Him and ask Him to bless you. But, if you ask for a 25% return on your IRA, I think that's a non starter.

But, what about The Prayer of Jabez? Isn't that what this latest, bestselling craze is about (the goodness in praying for prosperity)?