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Paris_Blues
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I got this envelope thing in the mail yesterday and before I opened it, I knew it was from Saint Matthews churches or something like that. I was thinking, great, it’s one of those places where they want you to give money (right now, I can’t give a lot) or something and I was going to open it but stopped and read what was on the back of the envelope. I can’t remember the exact words but said something like: Dear Jesus, We hope you’ll bless the person who’s hands open this, hope you’ll bless them finacially, spiritually, etc. and on and on. So I decided not to open it. So I went and ate something then did my homework.
Before bed, I saw it again and without thinking, I opened it. Inside was a pretty colored folder paper that I thought was a hankerchief at first but realized it had the face of Jesus, with His eyes closed with the crown of thorns. I was thinking, how neat, someone to send me this! But I noticed at the bottom of the paper, it said something like, after you’ve prayed or whatever it said, it told me to return it. To put it back in the envelope it came with and mail it back to the church so they can give it to someone else! I was thinking, what?!?! This a trick or something? I read the brochure it came with and it basically was a Prayer Rug where the Holy Spirit was in the rug and you had to look at Jesus with His eyes closed then if you continued to look, you would be able to see His eyes opening and looking back at you. It said, “Jesus sees your needs!” and all that.
I read on what it said. It said that you would have to go into a room by yourself - just you and God - and either kneel on the rug or put it on your knees and pray what your needs are or something. Then you would have to mail it back and this church said don’t misplace this rug because it needs to go to another’s house, etc. etc!!! I could tell it was already used due to the bend marks and a little tear. I was thinking, how on earth did this place find my address? It gave me a paper how it explained how people were blessed just because of this Prayer Rug! For example, it quoted a woman who was blessed with $50,000 or something because she did this Prayer Rug thing and other people said, etc.
I don’t know what I was thinking; before I knew what was happening, I laid in bed and just put the rug over my knees (don’t know if I did it right, who knows), don’t know why but made the Sign of the Cross holding the Rosary and just told Jesus that He already knew my needs, etc. I must’ve been insane for doing that.
So this morning after a college class, I walked over to the post office and dropped it in the mail box like it told me to then walked back to my next class.
Was I suppose to do this? Has anyone else gotten this Prayer Rug or something?
Before bed, I saw it again and without thinking, I opened it. Inside was a pretty colored folder paper that I thought was a hankerchief at first but realized it had the face of Jesus, with His eyes closed with the crown of thorns. I was thinking, how neat, someone to send me this! But I noticed at the bottom of the paper, it said something like, after you’ve prayed or whatever it said, it told me to return it. To put it back in the envelope it came with and mail it back to the church so they can give it to someone else! I was thinking, what?!?! This a trick or something? I read the brochure it came with and it basically was a Prayer Rug where the Holy Spirit was in the rug and you had to look at Jesus with His eyes closed then if you continued to look, you would be able to see His eyes opening and looking back at you. It said, “Jesus sees your needs!” and all that.
I read on what it said. It said that you would have to go into a room by yourself - just you and God - and either kneel on the rug or put it on your knees and pray what your needs are or something. Then you would have to mail it back and this church said don’t misplace this rug because it needs to go to another’s house, etc. etc!!! I could tell it was already used due to the bend marks and a little tear. I was thinking, how on earth did this place find my address? It gave me a paper how it explained how people were blessed just because of this Prayer Rug! For example, it quoted a woman who was blessed with $50,000 or something because she did this Prayer Rug thing and other people said, etc.
I don’t know what I was thinking; before I knew what was happening, I laid in bed and just put the rug over my knees (don’t know if I did it right, who knows), don’t know why but made the Sign of the Cross holding the Rosary and just told Jesus that He already knew my needs, etc. I must’ve been insane for doing that.
So this morning after a college class, I walked over to the post office and dropped it in the mail box like it told me to then walked back to my next class.
Was I suppose to do this? Has anyone else gotten this Prayer Rug or something?
Joking apart though this sort of thing is damaging, look how you are worrying about it and you won’t be the only person who is and also look how many people who don’t know God well, who rarely or never pray and say this prayer and God doesn’t give them 50,000 and then they are detered from God, it’s a very dangerous, irresponsible and damaging way to evangelise and you dear friend are not to blame.
, therefore they are free to change what they believe possessing no strict doctrine nor dogma that cannot be changed because they are absolute truths.
God Bless