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Take Us Home Safely

Have you noticed how frequently prayers in church involve the request, "take us home safely"?

I heard this mentioned in three separate prayers today. This leads me to wonder, what is waiting for us on the journey home had the person praying not specifically requested we make it there safely? Are there snipers out there waiting for us? How about MACK trucks parked under shade trees waiting for the Mormons to disperse only to run us over at the first sighting.

If I didn't know any better, I'd think our church meetings were held at Jurassic Park. If Brother Smith doesn't make it to church next Sunday, I'm convinced he was picked off by a Velociraptor. Let's keep those "safe journey" prayers going.

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  1. ScottJuly 18, 2005 at 10:49 AM

    Same thing in our ward, of course. I love how this is always said in prayers, and everyone in the ward lives less than three blocks away from the church.

    Another point: what about the "nourishment and strength" thing? I have faith in the need to ask a blessing on food, but are we so uncertain about the nutritional quality of our food that we have to ask for extra nourishment and strength to be added to it?

    If we're eating something with a lot of calories, should we ask that it give us less nourishment, but more strength? I want more strength per unit of nourishment. I'm going to start asking for that. Extra nourishment is what got me into this mess in the first place.

    As soon as I start eating more healthy foods and I start working out more consistently, I'm going to stop asking for more nourishment and strength. I'll have enough of both. Maybe I can ask for extra flavor and better texture.

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