A Before the Foxhole Prayer

The reconstruction of the battle of the Second World WarA “foxhole prayer” is a prayer you pray when things are difficult and pressing.  A test you’ve not studied for.  The fear of an unwanted pregnancy.  A sudden job loss.  A terminal diagnosis.  Such things can cause even non-religious people to pray a foxhole prayer that sounds something like this:  “God, if you’ll just fix this then I’ll do that.”

But what about a “before the foxhole prayer?”

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