[Vision2020] Imprecatory Prayers

[Adams 2020]

Michael, I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to break up with you. It's just...
we seem to have this communication problem and I just don't know what to do
about it. I think it's best if we go our seperate ways. I mean, it's like...
I say something and you just hear whatever you want, you know.

I think Lisa Loeb put it best:

you say i only hear what i want to.
you say i talk so all the time so.

and i thought what i felt was simple,
and i thought that i don't belong,
and now that i am leaving,

now i know that i did something wrong 'cause i missed you.
yeah, i missed you.

and you say i only hear what i want to:
i don't listen hard,
i don't pay attention to the distance that you're running

or to anyone, anywhere,
i don't understand if you really care,
i'm only hearing negative: no, no, no.

so i turned the radio on, i turned the radio up,
and this woman was singing my song:
the lover's in love, and the other's run away,

the lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay.

some of us hover when we weep for the other who was
dying since the day they were born.
well, this is not that:
i think that i'm throwing, but i'm thrown.


and i thought I'd live forever, but now i'm not so sure.

you try to tell me that i'm clever,
but that won't take me anyhow, or anywhere with you.

you said that i was naive,
and i thought that i was strong.

i thought, "hey, i can leave, i can leave."
but now i know that i was wrong, 'cause i missed you.

you said, "i caught you 'cause i want you and one day i'll let you go."
"you try to give away a keeper, or keep me 'cause you know you're just
scared to lose.

and you say, "stay."

you say i only hear what i want to.

A!



On 6/13/06, Michael <metzler at moscow.com> wrote:

>   A Writes:
>
> apologize. I didn't realized you were so thin-skinned. I guess you really
> don't know how you sound when you write and would prefer to keep it that
> way.
>
> I can tell that you are very busy. Pretty much anyone who subscribes to a
> list-serv like this must be. I just thought that was a weird thing to say if
> you don't specifically know.
>
> I don't know about CC praying for praying for "literal harm on tangible
> opponents" (quite the turn of phrase) again - I think hearing "Dear Lord,
> please break Michaels leg" in church would be pretty bizzare, *but I read
> about this David guy that used to do that all the time*.
>
> A!
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> Me:
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> So if they did pray that God would break my leg, this would be fine?  I'm
> not sure what your argument here is.
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> "literal" is for the purpose of clarifying that the prayers are not always
> "spiritual" or "generally speaking." The "tangible" is for the purpsoe of
> clarifying that there are particular people in mind at times.  I think this
> way of saying it is important.
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> Blessings,
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> Michael
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