Tuesday, March 02, 2010

One Word Prayers?

I heard last week a phrase I have heard quite often, but it never struck me so humorously as this time. A man opened a religious meeting with the line: "Let's begin with a word of prayer." At this point, of course, we all bowed our heads and began to pray.

But just what is a "word of prayer"? It is a prayer, I surmised, that is one word long. What would that look like?

"Help"?

"Please"?

"Gloria"?

"Maranatha"?*

The less-traditional "Whassup?"**

What would your one-word prayer be?

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*1 Cor. 16:22. Okay. Technically, that's two words in Aramaic (as well as in Greek) "marana" & "tha."
**As in, "Whassup, my Creatah & Saviah?"

3 comments:

PaperSmyth said...

Alleluia! Oh, wait, it is Lent.

Hosannah!

Although, in my case it often is "Help!"

Ironic Catholic said...

Thanks!

Hugs!

Smite!

Allen's Brain said...

"Smite!" Ha! Love it!