By I’ve been blessed with a number of people over the years who have been so generous with their time and/or their prayers that they’ve taught me a great deal about the value of prayer. To learn more about the various prayers for which I pray, check out the blog page here.
Of the many prayers I have for my faith, I have two favourites. In one of them I am asked to pray for a friend who has been lost in the ocean and I say this so that he can find his way back to shore. It’s such a simple request, but so important.
And in the other one I say this so that I can be forgiven for all my sins. I have a friend who has been in a car accident and has been in a coma for over three weeks and I say this so that God will bless her through his mercy so that she can atone for her sins. Again, this is an important request that I feel God has given me, but one that is almost too simple to ask.
It’s actually not just about the simple prayer. The more complex prayers of the Old Testament are asking that the person praying will be shown favor. God wants to give us the ability to make requests for ourselves, but he also wants us to make a request for someone else. Whether we ask for God to forgive our sins or ask for someone to forgive our sins, the request is the same.
This is why I’m excited about Prayer Paw’s new Kickstarter campaign. Its goal is to take a simple prayer and turn it into something that can affect the entire world. The campaign is currently at its $25,000 goal, and if you back it, you’ll be able to pre-order a prayer paw puppy for yourself, or a prayer puppy for your dog.
The dogs are actually based on the concept of prayer, which means you can basically say, “Please pray that I get a dog.” The idea for the prayer paws was that they would be small and cute. I think they’re adorable but I have a feeling that they’re more about being cute and adorable than actually praying.
The concept is a little weird, but the concept is very real. In the real world, prayer is usually a very spiritual thing. People pray for the success of their businesses, for the health of their families, and so on. The praying animals are all very cute, very simple, and not very spiritual or religious at all.
We actually were able to raise money for the prayer paws through the same crowdfunding website that raised money for our “Praying for Prayer Paws” campaign. If you would like to donate to the effort, you can do so here.
In the same way that someone who is a vegetarian might donate to a vegetarian-friendly farm animal, someone who is praying/caring might donate to a praying/caring animal. The difference is that the praying animal in the case of the vegetarian is the one that actually believes in the animal.
For one, the animal in question is actually more like a dog. The prayer paws we’re working on at the moment are basically the same as those we’ve made for Praying For Prayer. The difference is that we’ve given prayer paws to the people who are praying when they’re not actually praying, thereby giving them an opportunity to see a little of the world through prayer’s eyes.
