The Power of Prayer

Somewhere I read a story about church members who told the owner of a bar that they were praying that his building would be struck by lightning.  A few weeks later, a thunderstorm engulfed the community and the bar was struck with lightning and burned to the ground.  The bar owner filed a lawsuit against the church, arguing that the church members were to be blamed for the loss.  The Christians in turn hired a lawyer, who argued that they were not responsible for what happened.  The judge reported that the case was somewhat confusing, but he was convinced of one thing:  The bar owner believed in prayer, and the Church members did not....

Some men were discussing the proper method of praying.  One said with eyes closed and head bowed was the best method.  Another said the Biblical way was to look to heaven with uplifted arms.  One fellow said the best praying he ever done was upside down in the bottom of a well.

One night while saying his prayers, a little boy was heard to finish, "God bless mommy, God bless daddy, God bless Grandma, good-bye Grandpa."  The next day his grandfather dropped dead of a heart attack.  A few weeks later, the little boy was praying, "God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy, good-bye Grandma."  The next day his poor grandmother was hit by a bus while crossing the street---she never knew what hit her.  A month or so later, the little boy was praying and said, "God bless Mommy, good-bye Daddy."  His father panicked.  He spent the next day using extreme caution in everything he did at work, and it took him forty-give minutes to make his usual 10 minute drive home in the evening.  He was met the front door by his wife, who said, "You will not believe what happened today, dear!  The most awful thing------The MILKMAN dropped dead on the back porch."

There's a little old Christian lady living next door to an atheist.
Every morning the lady comes out onto her front porch and shouts, "Praise the Lord!"  The atheist yells back, "There is no God!"  As time goes on, the Christian runs into financial difficulties and has trouble buying food.  She goes out onto the porch and prays aloud, asking God for help with groceries, then says, "Praise the Lord." The next morning she goes out onto the porch and there finds the groceries she asked God for.  Of course, she says, "Praise the Lord!" The atheist jumps out from behind a bush and says, "Ha, I bought those groceries!  There is no God!"  The lady looks at him and smiles, then lifts her eyes and shouts, "Praise the Lord, not only did you provide for me, Lord, but you made Satan pay the bill!"