Someone said, “KAA, why don’t you pray?” – Nigerian Writer, Armstrong Ophoke |#IgbereTV
I asked her what I should pray about. She said, “Pray for your country.”
I told her that my country does not need prayers but good leadership and that the redemption of my country is not in the hands of God but in the hands of the people of my country.
She said, ”Pray for breakthroughs in all your businesses”
I told her that prayers does not cause business or financial breakthroughs. If it does, atheists and immoral men and women in high places would not be prosperous. If it does, prayer warriors would be the richest in the world. Good business principles, strategic planning and uncanny marketing are the things that causes business and financial breakthroughs. Even Babylon, a city known as the capital of idol worship, rose to become the world’s most powerful and richest city in ancient times because of its mastery of wealth creation.
She said, Ok, pray for good health. I told her that I don’t need to pray for good health. God does not choose who to bless with good health and those to curse with sickness. It rains on priests and prostitutes. The sun shines on sinners and saints. And if I get sick, I will visit a doctor. Doctors are God’s answered prayers for good health.
She said, “You should definitely pray for safe travels of travelers.”
I told her that accidents will continue to happen, not because it’s a curse, but because of carelessness, bad road, overspeeding, disregard for traffic rules, and use of worn-out tires and brake pads, and it will continue as long as drivers license are issued to everyone who can afford to pay for it and not based on merit. And no amount of prayers will change anything. It’s not God’s responsibility to fix these things.
She looked at me and said, “KAA, you have become an atheist.”
I said YES. I am an atheist to superstitions and superstories. I don’t bother God for the things He has given us the ability to fix. I simply thank Him for whom He is and for creating man in His image and likeness.
—KAA
