Re: OT: Prayer, ritual and magic // was conlang website

On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Adrian Morgan wrote:

> Yoon Ha Lee wrote, quoting myself:
>
> A Bible verse that I find very helpful is,
>
>   "Tell God every detail of your needs in earnest and thankful prayer".
>
> (BTW, when I say 'your needs', that includes other peoples' needs,
> because a prayerful attitude leads us to think of other peoples' needs as
> our own.)
<nod>  Is it silly to pray for people after they're deceased...?

[lots of snippage]
> Sometimes I fall asleep in prayer, but although I think it's better to
> stay awake, I do see something beautiful in falling asleep while you
> pray.
What a lovely way to look at it!

YHL, who will check out the links when she isn't swamped