I used neither of those terms correctly, for those wondering souls.
Sometimes, when people pray over food, they completely forget about the food.
They just talk about other stuff.
Parenthetically: When we pray over food, it's to thank God for it. Not to "ask Him to make up for our mistakes," as Tim Hawkins puts it.
Anyway.
What if we did that every time we thanked other people?
Like when someone opened the door for you. What if you said, "Thanks, I like your hair, what is that in your pocket? Can you help me with something? That guy over there looks lonely, are you growing a mustache? I need a sidehug."
Would that annoy you or what?
Do you think God looks down from His games of chess with Solomon at us and thinks, "Dude, I gave you the food, would you just eat it already?" (He always wins games of chess, by the way.)
What if we forget to mention the food altogether, like I said? What would God say then?
Is there a special place where non sequitur prayers go? Does an knowledgeable angel with a huge giant book and a quill pen write them down, and then he shows them to you when you die?
After good old Saint Peter greets you at the gate, and says, "All right, go the library, take the hall on your left, and you'll find Archangel Michael's brother, Raphael. He has some stuff to show you."
So you go, and the bespectacled angel glances down at you and says, "You're Edwin?"
You nod and said, "Yeah, I'm Edwin."
Then he flips through the book to find the 'E' section.
You'll be shocked what he shows you.
And then, the old guy rolls on the floor laughing, and you stand there dumbfounded.
Yeah, Heaven's going to be great.
Hahahaha, you know I do that all the time!
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