God moves in mysterious ways- i really believe it

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   CASE1WORKERposted 13 years ago

   Last week we had a new Lord Mayor for our city. He is a secularist and abandoned prayers before council meetings.This was unpopular amongst councillors of all religious faiths. Our Bishop was really nice and said it did not matter and that he would pray for the council anyway. Yesterday the Lord Mayor was doing a really big unveiling at the new library with a 100+ school children present- and in the midst of the ceremony his trousers fell down exposing his undies to all the kids! We are all now saying "God moves in mysterious ways" and hope he brings inter demonitational prayers back!

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      Rochelle Frankposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Funny story. I'm sure  you meant interDENOMinational.. but even the demon ones might help. Maybe you could gift him with a pair of suspenders (braces) with Bible verses on them.

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      Sally's Troveposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I'd say there's a message there. Or at the least a coincidence, from which observers can draw their own conclusions.
      
      "Lightening striking" comes to mind.
      
      Hope all the kids and the Lord Mayor had a good laugh and put this circumstance into the perspective it lends itself to.
      
      What a hoot!

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      Beelzedadposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Just curious, what is the point of praying before a meeting?

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      kessposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      To those to whom God is still a mystery are still deceived, thus they serve the false......
      
      But there is TRUTH who will set you right .

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   Pcunixposted 13 years ago

   What do you say when lightning strikes a church and burns it down?
   
   Wrong religion, maybe?
   
   Official prayers don't belong in government.  Your Bishop is correct: nothing stops him or you from praying. 
   
   Or do you somehow believe that the forced participation of non-believers impresses your god?  Is that its desire : coerced mouthing of solicitations by people who think it's all nonsense?
   
   I strongly defend your right to pray wherever and whenever you wish.  I do not support requiring others to join you.

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      CASE1WORKERposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I dont want to force anyone to pray to anyone. I live in a multi cultural city where everyone lives very happily together. I believe that the sikhs, hindus and muslims were just as upset that they could not direct their prayers to their spiritual leaders.
      
      "coerced mouthing of solicitations" we run a church kids club where, because of the area, most kids are hindu or sikh. We pray and, if the kids dont want to pray we ask them to think nice things about people! We welcome all to church- even those who are not really interested in religion, just wanting company and  a cup of tea- forget dogma and enjoy life!

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         Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Well, you say this, but in the beginning post you want to restore prayers to council meetings.
         
         I wouldn't mind if someone stood up at the beginning of the meeting and said
         
         "Let us take a moment to collect our thoughts and think about how we can work together to solve our problems.  I ask those who wish to pray to consider their neighbors and do so silently or as quietly as they feel they can."
         
         What you do in your church group is fine - nobody has to go to that.  But people with no interest in praying, people who find such activity pointless or even offensive, can have reason or need to  attend a council meeting.
         
         You have ample opportunity to pray outside of public meetings, don't you?  Does your god like you to annoy other people?

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            CASE1WORKERposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            being an extremly reasonable person I think it is perfectly acceptable for people to do their own thing. I love what you have written- in fact I think it totally acceptable- perhaps the original post was made because I can and do feel comfortable in  seeing " the lighter side" of life-
            
            If you are trying to "bait" me,  wrong person!

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               Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Nope,  not trying to bait you.   I thought perhaps your first post was bait, but since then you seem much more reasonable :-)

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   Diane Insideposted 13 years ago

   When you are in a crowd of people in public places and prayer is called to begin, do you pray even though you do not want to. No. You do not no one is forcing you to pray they are just asking you to give them the respect to pray for a minute before proceedings begin. It is not forced prayer. Come on.

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      Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      It is forced.
      
      This is a public meeting, not a church.
      
      Would you like it if it started out with a lecture on secular humanism?

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   Diane Insideposted 13 years ago

   A one minute lecture, yeah I could see it now one minute would turn into 30 minutes or more. So you do pray even thought you don't want to. I think not. You are not forced. If you were to pray as if a gun was to your head thats forced.

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