Missouri lawmakers will pray for help with budget

[Enrique]

http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2010/03/21/news_state/nt285state42prayer10.txt

A prayer meeting to show support for lawmakers is scheduled for noon March 29 in the Capitol Rotunda.

Several Christian leaders met last week with key leaders from both chambers of the Missouri Legislature. These elected officials requested prayer to help with the pending budget cuts and to be responsible in balancing the budget and avoiding unnecessary debt.

These leaders asked Bob Loggins, prayer specialist of the Missouri Baptist Convention, and Sue Stoltz, Midwest national area leader for National Day of Prayer, for a meeting. They requested a mobilization of prayer throughout Missouri, which will include 40 days of prayer beginning March 29 and culminating May 7, the day the budget is due.

The public is invited to attend the service and show support for the legislators.

[Rincewind]

1. Why don't

they write a letter to Santa Clause? Or, maybe the Easter Bunny will bring them the money they need.

[ibegurpard]

2. so what

let them pray.
Invite a few Wiccans to join in.

[discocrisco01]

3. Just Leave Them Alone

The reality is that prayer is a coping mechanism to deal with difficult sitations. It can be very useful to lowering the stress level of difficult and tough situations. Therefore, I advise not using resentful langauge.

The reality is that we do not know the higher power of the universe whether it exists or who is it? Therefore, let's just back off and let them do their thing instead of being so damn judgemental,