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Dorian Gray

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20. I can't answer this bc I don't know....

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 07:18 AM

Sep 2019

though I think most people are watching what's been happening in the bahamas and are horrified.

I don't believe prayer actually affects the path of the hurricane. Nature is nature. Things happen randomly. Prayer, for me, is a more mediative. Having said that, if I were thanking God for protecting me in the path of a hurricane, I would also be doing everything possible to help those who weren't spared. Hopefully that's the case here. Floridians will band together to send aid to their neighbors.

It's something we should all start doing. World Central Kitchen is currently at The Atlanta, cooking thousands of meals to be send around the bahamas and help feed those who are affected. Other organizations will step up as soon as they are able. We should all be looking at these organizations and giving what we can.

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