A group of prayer intercessors are pleading to a higher power to do what the government seemingly can’t—lower gas prices.
Wearing black t-shirts with the words “the church has left the building” printed on them, the group has been seen at D.C. area gas stations with bowed heads and joined hands, praying and singing at the pumps.
These activists are participants in the Pray at the Pump Movement that aims to get the astronomical gas prices around the nation down. The movement’s founder, Rocky Twyman said prayer is the answer to everything. Like the biblical walls of Jericho if enough collective noise is made, they believe the walls of raging fuel costs will come tumbling down.
There have been talks about U.S. offshore drilling, using alternate energy sources such as corn and sugar as fuel sources in the United States, but it seems that tapping into a divine authority has gotten the quickest results.
Started in April, their effort made headline news after the story aired on Fox D.C. and the news has spread all the way to Iraq.
A Fox and Friends newsman said that ever since Twyman and company have been praying, prices have gone down.
Various reports indicate gas prices have dropped at least thirty cents over the last week –below $4 a gallon--even though petroleum prices remain at a record high.
Twyman believes prayer without works is ineffective, so he is asking that people walk more, carpool, and plan their days better to conserve fuel.
Sometimes strangers join their prayer circle, lock hands and sing "We Shall Overcome" with a new verse that goes, "We'll have lower gas prices."

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