[mwananchi_]

I think that prayers are an exercise in futility and a waste of time. Expecting God to alter his course of action based on people's whims and requests is wishful thinking. I don't suppose He's that easily swayed. Consider the following verse from the Bible Romans 9:9-13

"I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy. I will have compassion on whom I'll have compassion"....

"Jacob I have loved but Esau I have hated. Before either were formed in the womb, before either had done right or wrong"....

So whether Esau prayed night and day, the will of God that "the younger shall rule over the older" would still have come true.

To me praying is like being a backseat driver. If you really have confidence in the driver of your bus, you need not keep giving him directions and telling him how to drive. If the driver of your bus is wishy-washy, shaky, unsure, and constantly needs instructions from passengers, you might be riding the wrong bus.

My God is a professional driver. So I shall relax and go where he leadeth me. I shall not pester him with trivialities. I will let His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.