thoughts on recent events.
Jun. 19th, 2008 12:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kippurbirdI was listening to NPR on my way into work today and they had a piece about President Bush, John McCain and Obama visiting places in Iowa where the Mississippi flooded places.
They had a soundbite from McCain where he said "Our hearts and our prayers go out to the victims..." This is a very standard sort of thing that I hear people say all the time in regards to tragedies.
The thing, I suddenly thought, "Well that's all good and fine but exactly how are prayers going to help the people?"
It reminds me of this story-parable thing:
A man had fallen into the ocean turning a terrible storm. He began to pray for God to save him. Eventually a boat shows up and the crew say, "Here come aboard, let us help you." The man refused, saying, "No, God would save him". Eventually, the man drowned. He goes to heaven and he says to God "Why didn't you save me?"
God answers, "I sent you the boat."
I guess I'm thinking that prayers and things are all very good, but action would be better.
They had a soundbite from McCain where he said "Our hearts and our prayers go out to the victims..." This is a very standard sort of thing that I hear people say all the time in regards to tragedies.
The thing, I suddenly thought, "Well that's all good and fine but exactly how are prayers going to help the people?"
It reminds me of this story-parable thing:
A man had fallen into the ocean turning a terrible storm. He began to pray for God to save him. Eventually a boat shows up and the crew say, "Here come aboard, let us help you." The man refused, saying, "No, God would save him". Eventually, the man drowned. He goes to heaven and he says to God "Why didn't you save me?"
God answers, "I sent you the boat."
I guess I'm thinking that prayers and things are all very good, but action would be better.
