In church, a private prayer.

[KBs PensNmore]

In church last Sunday a sweet elderly lady was overheard in the pew next to me saying a prayer.
It was so innocent and sincere that I just had to share it with you:
"Dear Lord: The past year has been very tough for me.
You have taken ...
My favourite actor - James Garner;
My favourite actress - Lauren Bacall;...
My favourite comedian - Robin Williams;
And finally, my favourite author -Tom Clancy.


I just wanted you to know that my favourite politicians are -
Bill Shorten, Chris Bowen, Jacki Trad,
Sarah Hanson-Young and Clive Palmer.
Amen!"

[Moti]

Why stop there?
Pauline Hanson
Scott Morrison
Bananaby Joyce
Peter Dutton
James McGrath
Etc etc etc

[rrich]

Why stop there?
Pauline Hanson
Scott Morrison
Bananaby Joyce
Peter Dutton
James McGrath
Etc etc etc

Oh Lord, please be aware that if you take Donald Trump I will be eternally grateful.

[damian]

So many favorites, too many to list. Just get busy...

Trump, the chrischurch shooting etc are reactions, but no one asks what to. How about 50 years of bigoted hate preaching by the left. The relentless abuse humiliation and persecution of anyone who dares have an opinion they don't approve of ?

So when your done with the pollies they are my fav's too...

[rrich]

This goes back to the mid to late 1950s. It was a TV show, possibly Playhouse 90. A real O' Henry ending.

A small Caribbean island was governed by a ruthless dictator. The populace wanted to overthrow the dictator but his grip on the government was too tight. In a desperate attempt to overthrow the dictator, the populace decided to go to church at noon on Wednesday and pray for the death of the dictator. The show revolved on who would and who wouldn't go to church. Then a really philosophical question was raised. What would God do when that many people were praying for the death of an individual?

As Wednesday noon approached, people were sent from the dictators private office or discretely slipped away to go to lunch. After a bit the dictator tried to call numerous people and finally tried to get his secretary on the intercom. Nobody was answering. In frustration the dictator storms out of his private office to find the outer office is completely empty. LOL

I've tried several times over the years but it has not worked.

[doug3030]

Reminds me of the real life situation in Indonesia in 1998 when the population rose against President Suharto. There was rioting in the streets until he stood down as President.

The rejoicing was short-lived when they suddenly realized that under the constitution the Vice-President Bj Habibie, generally regarded as being even less of a suitable person to lead the country, would automatically succeed Suharto for the remainder of his five-year term.

The old story - be careful what you wish for. They hadn't thought that through very well.