When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.
That quote appears in "The Atheists Bible" in the book of laughter (pg. 117) and is by a Emo Philips. I have used that quote here and other places. It always gets a laugh.
Hahaha! I think I love your mind & humor, CarrieVey!
Quick thinking.
What else did you ask for and he provided?
It's easier to ask forgiveness then to ask permission.
It is interesting.... you could have simply prayed that your God would allow you to be successful in your pursuit of the bike no matter how you got it. Many crimes are often committed after prayer. Then if caught forgiveness is the obvious plea
A couple Hail Marys is all a new bike costs. Not bad.
Darn I got a whole rosary for flatting two tires.