Will God help us during these hard times?

Shocking

As a non practising catholic I have considered going to mass to pray for help during these rather hard times.

I used to go about 5 times a year, for the right reasons, but I feel the urge to go more often now. I know it reeks of irony but has anyone else thought of doing the same?

CreepingDeath

Most people pray every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:55pm.

Vain

But its not up to God to fix what our ****ty government f#cked up.

Terry

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Most people pray every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:55pm.

Don't forget the new monday sermon.

SoWatchaWant

Better off praying to Santa or the Easter Bunny tbh.

I'm convinced that Mum and Dad will admit to me some day that the Big man also falls into the category of people who are made up to scare you into being a good kid.

Alessandra

I suppose that now people have had to stop worshipping money as their God they will need to fill the void somehow..

Mena

All I can say is:

http://tinyurl.com/yqb3et

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

There is no god... pfft!!!

Shocking

Abraham Modern Walkway wrote: »

There is no god... pfft!!!

They all say that.

fifth

No, he won't..

Run_to_da_hills

"Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have." Hebrews 13:5

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Shocking wrote: »

They all say that.

Who are you referring to?

Shocking

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

"Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have." Hebrews 13:5

thebman

God? Sure he's the fooker that got us into this mess in the first place!!

If we get out of this mess and you praise god for it surely you should be giving out to him for putting you in this situation in the first place if he's responsible for everything.

Or is he/she (how the hell should I know?) only responsible for the good things that happen and somehow absolved of all responsibility when things turn crap? Sounds like our government, banking system and regulator TBH. Maybe we should pray to them! :eek:

Quazzie

Terry wrote: »

Don't forget the new monday sermon.

Is there some kind of super-God I should be praying to on Friday?

Pen1987

"I was chilling with Jay-o (Jesus H Christ) and Charlie (Charles Haughey) earlier. Jay-o said he only sent Charlo down last time because we were stoppin' prayin'. So get back to it! Once we do, I reckon Jayo will take Briano and maybe even Enda and Burthie back like he did with Charlo!"

Biggins

lol lol lol I'll post something when I stop laughing!

Botany Bay

Shocking wrote: »

As a non practising catholic I have considered going to mass to pray for help during these rather hard times.

I used to go about 5 times a year, for the right reasons, but I feel the urge to go more often now. I know it reeks of irony but has anyone else thought of doing the same?

There is actually, evidence that religious attendance increases in times of hardship. For instance during the great depression, numbers at church increased dramatically. It seems, according to neuroscientists, that despair and emotionally stressful times garner an increased irrationality among people. They sort of need to escape into fantasy and forget reality.

So it shouldn't surprise anyone if attendances in church go up. Weak minds tend to think alike.

Shocking

Pen1987 wrote: »

"I was chilling with Jay-o (Jesus H Christ) and Charlie (Charles Haughey) earlier. Jay-o said he only sent Charlo down last time because we were stoppin' prayin'. So get back to it! Once we do, I reckon Jayo will take Briano and maybe even Enda and Burthie back like he did with Charlo!"

Feel retarded.

It did sound funny in your head. Let it be like a blanket around you, protecting you.

Senna

God works in mysterious ways.....by not helping he is giving us freedom to live our life's.....and other such boll0x.

JC 2K3

What would you pray for? "Hai God, can you plz give us moar moniez so we can go back to not worshipping you? kthxbye"?

Shocking

Senna wrote: »

God works in mysterious ways.....by not helping he is giving us freedom to live our life's.....and other such boll0x.

Indeed he or she does Senna. It is up to us to realise our dreams.

Splendour

Shocking wrote: »

As a non practising catholic I have considered going to mass to pray for help during these rather hard times.

I used to go about 5 times a year, for the right reasons, but I feel the urge to go more often now. I know it reeks of irony but has anyone else thought of doing the same?

Well as a Christian, I pray to God in the good times and the bad. Go ahead,pray, and forget about the ironry, God won't mind. Just remember Him when we're back in the good times...

Oh yeah, and He doesn't care where you are when you pray so you don't have to go to mass to do so...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Shocking wrote: »

Indeed he or she does Senna. It is up to us to realise our dreams.

Is this your trolling account?

Mr. CooL ICE

Shocking wrote: »

As a non practising catholic I have considered going to mass to pray for help during these rather hard times.

I used to go about 5 times a year, for the right reasons, but I feel the urge to go more often now. I know it reeks of irony but has anyone else thought of doing the same?

Your time would be better spent if you invested in a metal detector and spent your saturday evenings/sunday mornings searching for valuable shinies tbh

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Splendour wrote: »

Well as a Christian, I pray to God in the good times and the bad. Go ahead,pray, and forget about the ironry, God won't mind. Just remember Him when we're back in the good times...

Oh yeah, and He doesn't care where you are when you pray so you don't have to go to mass to do so...

God told me to rob rich people... I am considering it...

Shocking

Splendour wrote: »

Well as a Christian, I pray to God in the good times and the bad. Go ahead,pray, and forget about the ironry, God won't mind. Just remember Him when we're back in the good times...

Oh yeah, and He doesn't care where you are when you pray so you don't have to go to mass to do so...

I hear you and I feel you are right

God Bless.

I will ignore the "I am funny and want thanks" brigade.

God's love is unique.

Splendour

Abraham Modern Walkway wrote: »

God told me to rob rich people... I am considering it...

Oky doke Robin-don't forget your green tights...;)

Alessandra

I know if I only ever visited Mammy when I wanted a lend of 50 she would'nt be very happy. What if the same principle applies to God..

Mr. CooL ICE

Shocking wrote: »

God's love is unique.

No it's not. It's kinda like Santa and Captain Planet love except slightly more people feel it

Shocking

Alessandra wrote: »

I know if I only ever visited Mammy when I wanted a lend of 50 she would'nt be very happy. What if the same principle applies to God..

God does not live in D4

Trust me on that.

allabouteve

Shocking wrote: »

Feel retarded.

It did sound funny in your head. Let it be like a blanket around you, protecting you.

Shocking wrote: »

Indeed he or she does Senna. It is up to us to realise our dreams.

Splendour wrote: »

Well as a Christian, I pray to God in the good times and the bad. Go ahead,pray, and forget about the ironry, God won't mind. Just remember Him when we're back in the good times...

Oh yeah, and He doesn't care where you are when you pray so you don't have to go to mass to do so...

Shocking wrote: »

I hear you and I feel you are right

God Bless.

I will ignore the "I am funny and want thanks" brigade.

God's love is unique.

Jesus.:rolleyes:

Dennis the Stone

'God' will definitely help poor old Ireland out of the recession, after all, we are much worse off than the families in Sudan getting their heads macheted off or the women in Saudi Arabia getting stoned for being rape victims.

Shocking

Tago Mago wrote: »

'God' will definitely help poor old Ireland out of the recession, after all, we are much worse off than the families in Sudan getting their heads macheted off or the women in Saudi Arabia getting stoned for being rape victims.

I feel your pain. I had 14G in Anglo shares too

Mr. CooL ICE

Tago Mago wrote: »

getting stoned for being rape victims.

Rape gets you stoned??? Hmm...


Nah, its not worth it

Splendour

allabouteve wrote: »

Jesus.:rolleyes:

A prayer in it's own right...

Alessandra

I reckon God will help those who are open to Him at all times not just times of hardship. No harm in trying though.

Pen1987

Shocking wrote: »

Feel retarded.

It did sound funny in your head. Let it be like a blanket around you, protecting you.

Doesn't your God saw something about not slagging off retarded people because we're all equal or some shit?

Dennis the Stone

I bet God made a good bit of money on the property market, what with him knowing what was going to happen and all. I think that God should have to pay a higher percentage of tax. In these tough times, even "the way the truth and the life" should pull his weight. Not sure he can do that though, as he is of infinite weight. Maybe he can pull something slightly less heavy than himself, like a ship loaded with wildebeest and kettlebells.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Pen1987 wrote: »

Doesn't your God saw something about not slagging off retarded people because we're all equal or some shit?

I am not sure if he meant You should feel retarded, or he himself feels retarded... hmm...

Splendour

Alessandra wrote: »

I know if I only ever visited Mammy when I wanted a lend of 50 she would'nt be very happy. What if the same principle applies to God..

Mammy usually knows what's good for you despite what you may think and if she thinks €50 is best for you, I'm sure she'd give it to you. However, if she thought that giving you €50 for whatever reason was not going to do you much good in the long term, then you'd have to accept that 'Mammy knows best...'

Mena

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

I think that's a lot more practical than praying to one of a thousand deities that probably don't exist.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

I think that's a lot more practical than praying to one of a thousand deities that probably don't exist.

Oh? And what one would that be then? Considering that we cannot tell until after they are elected. Actually it would take some time to tell if they are any good. They are all the same...

Bring back charlie, he would get us out of this clusterfoook.

Splendour

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

Amen to that!!

Mena

Abraham Modern Walkway wrote: »

Oh? And what one would that be then? Considering that we cannot tell until after they are elected. Actually it would take some time to tell if they are any good. They are all the same...

Bring back charlie, he would get us out of this clusterfoook.

Well if you think they're all crap then surely you should get up and do something about it? Moaning sure won't help.

thebman

Botany Bay wrote: »

There is actually, evidence that religious attendance increases in times of hardship. For instance during the great depression, numbers at church increased dramatically. It seems, according to neuroscientists, that despair and emotionally stressful times garner an increased irrationality among people. They sort of need to escape into fantasy and forget reality.

So it shouldn't surprise anyone if attendances in church go up. Weak minds tend to think alike.

Yeah luckily I haven an Xbox 360 and GTA4 so don't need god no more :P

Escapism FTW!!

brendansmith

God will undoubtedly save us.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Mena wrote: »

Well if you think they're all crap then surely you should get up and do something about it? Moaning sure won't help.

I am not moaning, but yea, somehow I will create a new party to sort this mess out, wanna join?

brendansmith wrote: »

God will undoubtedly save us.

I hate god, I have no 50 inch HD TV...

Saibh

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

I think that's a lot more practical than praying to one of a thousand deities that probably don't exist.

Mena wrote: »

Well if you think they're all crap then surely you should get up and do something about it? Moaning sure won't help.

Why don't you tell us your suggestions then instead of telling other people what to do.

Mena

Abraham Modern Walkway wrote: »

I am not moaning, but yea, somehow I will create a new party to sort this mess out, wanna join?

I was using the all inclusive "you", but if you're going to go for it, good on ya!

Personally I won't join, you see, the recession means nothing to me, as I am foreign, and apparently, the government supplies me with free housing, cars, holidays and access to swans. Life is great.

Saibh wrote: »

Why don't you tell us your suggestions then instead of telling other people what to do.

I'm not even allowed to vote so I get a free pass here. You lot voted them in, sort it out! :P

artielange

Mena wrote: »

How about you lot get off yer arses and vote in a government that actually has the wherewithal to deal with this crisis instead of handing out golden handshakes to every charlatan they can find!

And why dont people pray people get off their asses and vote in a government.....