Even though I haven't always been a model church attendee, I've always been a
big proponent of prayer. Sometimes late at night, especially recently since I've been
nursing a baby, I pray for countless lists of people and about all the world's problems. I
pray to "God," even though I don't really know what I think "God" is.
The events of the past few weeks, including the bombing in Kosovo and the
recent school shootings in Colorado have made me use prayer even more. I lie awake
thinking of mothers giving birth to babies in refugee camps with no pain medication and
I cry. How is it possible, I think, that a member of the human race can be so cruel to other
members of that same race? I just can't grasp it. After all, we are all the same, whether
we are black, white, Asian, Albanian or Serbian. All of this hate; It's exhausting.
Since I've lost some of my faith in humanity, the only place to turn seems to be to
God. I would like to go to church, but there's still that little problem of compromising on
which church my husband and I should attend. So I've retreated into myself and my own
spirituality, praying in my own world, imagining myself in a beautiful, serene cathedral.
A few weeks ago, I turned to the internet for help. Wouldn't you know it: The
same medium that has been partially blamed for the tragedy in Colorado is also bringing
people together through prayer online. Yes, you can learn how to make bombs on the
internet and you can pray with millions of others about the bombs' aftermath.
The first site I found advocates praying because it "can't hurt, might help." Well
said. At http://prayer.to/ you can request a prayer that will be said daily for 30 days, or
you can subscribe and receive special messages of inspiration periodically. The site is a
bit cheesy, but, hey, you never know, it might help. One of the site's mottos is "we bless
all spiritual paths." In other words, you can be a Buddist or a Humanist. You can still be
blessed here. The site is run by an interfaith minister.
At http://www.allfaith.com/Interfaith/ you can offer personal prayer requests,
share information about your respective religion and engage in friendly religious
discussion in a non-judgemental atmosphere.
So try these sites. It might make you feel better to know that countless others are
praying for your sick father or your son or daughter who is in the military and going to
Kosovo. I will check the sites and pray for you too.
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