RE: Good Luck
May 15, 2014 at 7:39 pm
(This post was last modified: May 15, 2014 at 7:41 pm by rexbeccarox.)
I don't really say that to people, so I don't know the answer, but I do want to say thank you for starting a new thread and not hijacking mine 
That's really nice of you, but volunteers are being turned away, if you can believe it! Because one of the fires is in our big business district, a lot of people were evacuated yesterday, and can't go to work today or tomorrow, so they're volunteering at the shelters and stuff, and now there are so many, they're hindering progress.
(May 15, 2014 at 7:35 pm)Beccs Wrote:(May 15, 2014 at 7:30 pm)Lek Wrote: I was just in the thread in which a member lived close to where the wildfires are burning in southern California and the member stated that she would ask for prayers, but that wouldn't do any good anyway. I am concerned and I did pray for all of them down there as I believe God listens to our prayers and does help people. What I read from atheists were wishes that things would be okay, with statements like "you're in my thoughts" and "good luck" and "take care of yourself" and so on. What does "being in your thoughts" do for anybody? Since these statements are totally worthless, why don't these people just skip the wasted words and make suggestions like "get some batteries since the power could go out" or "pack up and be ready to get out" or some practical help.
They show that the person is thinking of them truly and honestly and not wasting their time praying to an imaginary being. The end result of prayer is, of course, that only the person praying actually feels better because he/she believes they've actually done something to help.
If I was there I'd actually be out trying to help, as opposed to sitting at home and praying.
The old saying holds true: "Two hands working achieve more than a thousand clasped in prayer".
That's really nice of you, but volunteers are being turned away, if you can believe it! Because one of the fires is in our big business district, a lot of people were evacuated yesterday, and can't go to work today or tomorrow, so they're volunteering at the shelters and stuff, and now there are so many, they're hindering progress.
