re: #5 Anymouse

I am an atheist, and I would not “prayer shame” anyone.

But has been noted elsewhere, Reverend Martin Luther King prayed on the issues of civil rights.

Then he went out and did something about it.

THIS. To paraphrase a hadith: Trust in God, but tie your camel.

One day Allah’s Messenger (s.a.w.s.) noticed a bedouin leaving his camel without tying it. He asked the bedouin, “Why don’t you tie down your camel?” The bedouin answered, “I placed my trust in Allah.” At that, the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, “Tie your camel and place your trust in Allah”
—Tirmidhi

And welcome, hatchling. It’s always nice to see someone new (who’s not a troll) jump fearlessly into the fray with a good sense of humor.