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If God didn\u2019t answer the prayers of six-million Jews who were slaughtered by Christian men, why is God going to answer your prayers for health, your prayers for prosperity, your prayers for safety, your prayers for wisdom for your President? The only prayers God and history seem to recognize are deeds. If God is going to do anything at all, God certainly isn\u2019t going to do anything for you that you aren\u2019t already doing for the Other. Don\u2019t pray, \u201cGod, help them.\u201d Pray, \u201cGod, give me the courage to help them.\u201d Prayer is the process by which cowards and saints are revealed to themselves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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