Whoa ! This thread turned to crap pretty quick. I'm not a very religious person by most standards. And I get it that it was a joke. BUT I'm not sure if God would approve of a joke about praying for someone's death. But I could be wrong also. (I'm not very good at deciphering Gods thoughts)
Agree with Meathead. Perhaps this "prayer" somehow hastened the death of Vice President Biden's son, Beau, a few days ago. The power of prayer (be it a blessed or hateful one, i.e. a curse) is known to us mortals. For example, General George Patton used to invoke God for military victory and the deaths of his enemies that brought him many successes, but died himself in a mysterious and tragic way (did God punish him for his curses against the enemy?). The Bible has numerous references to beseeching God's aid in the demise of one's enemies. Maybe that's what happened here. Maybe God took this indictment "prayer" that was said every night and applied it to Mr. Biden's son instead of him directly. After all, why not hurt him at the urging where it does the most damage? Isn't that what was done at Passover? The above "prayer" may now have spilled the blood of an innocent man who served this country at war and his state in accordance with his conscience.
Mr. Biden said in his eulogy that Beau was the finest man that he ever knew. What father should have to bury his son(s)...twice?
I see no words of sympathy posted here from anyone else out there; so I'll just say for myself:
"Vice President Biden, I am sincerely sorry for the loss of your son. He served his country honorably. Your loss is also the country's loss. May he rest in the peace that all the departed deserve. May your burden be lessened by those who send their sympathy to your family."
Joke or not, hate begets hate Remember that.
