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Re: Pray for the Destruction of Denmark.
Dearest Brothers in Christ;
Regarding this latest exhortation to pray for the destruction of Denmark, I am troubled.
As you know, I am a tenderhearted being and it is difficult for me to summon up the proper amount of righteous wrath at a moment's notice. I am also prone to a lot of deep thinking and we know what reckless behavior that is.
So, I thought that I would consult with my brothers before possibly wandering into sinful territory.
Some folk are being very specific in naming the types of destruction that they feel God might wish to use upon Denmark. Now there is a school of thought that holds that God would actually rather answer specific requests, over more vaguely worded prayers.
Any man can tell you that when a woman tells him to "just buy something that you know I like" after he asks what she wants for some occasion, his ears bleed internally as if she just drew her nails down a length of chalkboard.
Since man was made in God's image, I can imagine He would feel the same way.
On the other hand, God has proven Himself pretty creative over the eons. Besides making the earth and all the funny animals, He has come up with some pretty awe inspiring ways of wiping out sinners over the centuries.
The Flood was all Him, you know. And the fire and brimstone raining down horrible death on every man, woman and child in Sodom and Gomarrah -- did He need James Cameron to stage that spectacle? Not hardly. All those plagues were shear genius. It wasn't just disease type plagues, but those "locust-grams" and "frog-grams"--entertaining stuff!
Face it, we're worshiping a VERY imaginative Deity here, folks.
Sometimes, when I go to the hairdresser, I bring in a picture and have a very specific idea of how I want my hair to look and the stylist ends up disappointing me. But when I give the hairdresser her head -so to speak - and tell her to work with my hair's natural tendencies, well, I have often been pleasantly surprised.
Therefore, you can see my quandary. I want to support in this prayer effort to my best abilities. Any direction that you gentlemen could offer would be appreciated.
Beseechingly Yours,
Handmaiden
Dearest Brothers in Christ;
Regarding this latest exhortation to pray for the destruction of Denmark, I am troubled.
As you know, I am a tenderhearted being and it is difficult for me to summon up the proper amount of righteous wrath at a moment's notice. I am also prone to a lot of deep thinking and we know what reckless behavior that is.
So, I thought that I would consult with my brothers before possibly wandering into sinful territory.
Some folk are being very specific in naming the types of destruction that they feel God might wish to use upon Denmark. Now there is a school of thought that holds that God would actually rather answer specific requests, over more vaguely worded prayers.
Any man can tell you that when a woman tells him to "just buy something that you know I like" after he asks what she wants for some occasion, his ears bleed internally as if she just drew her nails down a length of chalkboard.
Since man was made in God's image, I can imagine He would feel the same way.
On the other hand, God has proven Himself pretty creative over the eons. Besides making the earth and all the funny animals, He has come up with some pretty awe inspiring ways of wiping out sinners over the centuries.
The Flood was all Him, you know. And the fire and brimstone raining down horrible death on every man, woman and child in Sodom and Gomarrah -- did He need James Cameron to stage that spectacle? Not hardly. All those plagues were shear genius. It wasn't just disease type plagues, but those "locust-grams" and "frog-grams"--entertaining stuff!
Face it, we're worshiping a VERY imaginative Deity here, folks.
Sometimes, when I go to the hairdresser, I bring in a picture and have a very specific idea of how I want my hair to look and the stylist ends up disappointing me. But when I give the hairdresser her head -so to speak - and tell her to work with my hair's natural tendencies, well, I have often been pleasantly surprised.
Therefore, you can see my quandary. I want to support in this prayer effort to my best abilities. Any direction that you gentlemen could offer would be appreciated.
Beseechingly Yours,
Handmaiden
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