Thank You Jesus

[SHRED]

[Skittles]

1. I always wonder about those "saying Grace"

how do they account for 35,000 children starving to death daily?

[PDJane]

2. Their parents obviously didn't pray hard enough.

According to the prosperity type born agains, anyway.

[hrmjustin]

3. Is it their fault?

How do those who do not say grace account for the 35,000 children starving to death daily?

[Skittles]

4. ?

they don't pretend food is some kind of miracle

[hrmjustin]

7. When I say grace it is a thanksgiving. We don't believe that food is a miracle.

[Skittles]

9. aw well good for you

thank you for not speaking for everyone

[hrmjustin]

10. Why I responded was your post made it seem like believers don't care about hungry people.

If I am reading you wrong I am sorry.

[Skittles]

11. you are reading me wrong

I don't understand how they RECONCILE the two - being grateful for food knowing so many people on this earth starve to death - and as the OP indicates, its often poor people working under deplorable conditions who put food on the table, not Jesus

[hrmjustin]

12. They are thankful they are not among the starving and they are just thankful.

Many pray for those starving people and many put those prayers into actions in food pantry's that houses of worship run as well as non-religious food pantries.

No the real question is how so called Christians (which I am one) can vote for people that vote for policy's that harm poor people. Reading it now I think that is the point you were trying to make. I am sorry I did not see that right away.

[freedom fighter jh]

18. +1

Misery in the world and gratitude for what you have are two separate issues.

[Skittles]

19. no, they are not

what you have often very much depends on the misery of others - you're crediting the wrong folk

[Spitfire of ATJ]

5. Lately, they pray that everyone at the table makes money.

[Fumesucker]

6. *snort*

[ErikJ]

8. Thanks, Jesus Gonzales

good one!

[Mr.Bill]

13. Ever heard the Bart Simpson grace?

Dear God, we paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for nothing.

[Buzz Clik]

14. What the fuck is this doing in GD?

[Apophis]

15. I thank real people for giving me food.

Not imaginary sky fairies.

[PD Turk]

16. LOL!!

I wonder how many will get it?

[DreamGypsy]

17. Woody Guthrie 'got it' - Deportees...Jesus e Maria...

The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting
The oranges are filed in their creosote dumps
They're flying 'em back to the Mexico border
To take all their money to wade back again
Goodbye to my Juan, farewell Roselita
Adios mes amigos, Jesus e Maria
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
All they will call you will be deportees
My father's own father, he waded that river
They took all the money he made in his life
It's six hundred miles to the Mexico border
And they chased them like rustlers, like outlaws, like thieves
The skyplane caught fire over Los Gatos Canyon
The great ball of fire it shook all our hills
Who are these dear friends who are falling like dry leaves?
Radio said, "They are just deportees"
Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?
Is this the best way we can raise our good crops?
To fall like dry leaves and rot on out topsoil
And be known by no names except "deportees"

[Arugula Latte]

20. ...

[NCarolinawoman]

21. My family says grace and we also pray that we be mindful of those

who are less fortunate than we are.

We are avid gardeners at home, but we also maintain a section of the community garden at our church that supplies literally tons of fresh organic produce for the Raleigh food bank, every year.There are about 50 volunteers at our Methodist church who do this.

Homeless people are given a place to stay at our church while members try to find them permanent shelter and jobs. We work for habitat for humanity in this endeavor.

Once a month, different members of our church, including my brother and sister-in-law, deliver meals on wheels.

Our church garden, which includes 2 acres, is open to anyone, whether they are religious or not. It is a quiet sanctuary with bluebird houses and a butterfly garden.

I don't generally talk about this stuff--frankly it makes me uncomfortable--but I find some of the mocking generalities here, are a bit dismaying.