Excellent point Bobby. I just tell people to pray that God's will be done.
It kind of shuts them up too. I know a while back there was a thread on a
take off of the Serenity prayer but for me it is what guides my life and
what decisions I make. It's simplicity is overpowering if you really listen
to the word

GOD, grant me the serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change,
Courage to change the
things I can, and the
wisdom to know the difference.

It's the knowing the difference that's hard for me
Joanne

----- Original Message -----
From: Bobby Greer <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: Having CP in Public (was: Today)


> I am not against prayer, especially if they are on behalf of others, but
if
> we were
> miraculous "cured" of CP tomorrow, we would then need thousands of dollars
> for the
> psychotherapy needed to adjust to our "cure". The sounds illogicalat
first,
> but if one looks at the literature on say, facial disfigurement, where
> miraculous plastic surgery was done; what follows soon after is a very
deep
> depressive state! The individual has blame his/her problems(unconsciously
> usually) on their disfigurement. Once it is removed and the same problems
> arise, the person is at a loss.
>     Prayer to connect with an outside source is super for many people, but
it
> is wise
> to heed the saying, "Be very careful for what you pray for-- you just may
get
> it."
>
> Bobby
>
> In a message dated 2/19/01 6:25:33 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << I too see no problem with hoping for a cure and saying prayers in your
own
> way whatever that might be.  Its your own life, you can do whatever you
want
> and feel a need to do, as long as it doesn't effect others in a wrong way.
> Kathy, I know that you're smart and I feel if you would like to have a
cure
> some day, you should start looking into what could be done and get grants
> and money yourself to begin something.  I don't see anything stopping us
> from doing something like that because its how everything we have today
got
> started actually.   >>
>