I remember a football coach who would gather the team together to pray for victory before a game. One day, overexcited, we ran onto the field, forgetting the prayer. So the coach stormed out, and hauled us back for the prayer.

Now, I'm not big on prayer anyway. But this seemed a trivial use of a purpose for which Jesus died.

I thought of that today as I walked by a church with a big sign. Pray for our troops and our brave allies.

What do you think of that?