Tweet God

An Israeli university student will take your 140-max-character prayers, via twitter.com/thekotel, to the Western Wall in Jerusalem and put 'em in a crevice for the Almighty to ponder.

Reuters reported on the concept today, and so the guy who runs it, Alon Nir of Tel Aviv, is a little overwhelmed. About 1 hour ago he posted this tweet: "Welcome all the new followers. Please be patient ..."

It's not presently known how your prayers will fare in the Twitterverse, but as insurance, you can also fork over $4.95 to have Information Age Prayer talk to God on your behalf thrice daily.

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