Beatnik Prayers

Between work, family commitments, Cursillo commitments, parish activities and more, I'm redlining most days right now.

For Cursillo, I'm one of the assistant leaders for this coming weekend retreat. As such, I've got to write a short letter to each of the 25 newbies who will be coming up with us. Naturally, I asked AI to help. Here's the anodyne letter it wrote for me.

Dear Brother in Christ,

I have been praying the Rosary and have fasted in preparation for your retreat, asking the Lord to open your heart to His grace. You are not walking into this weekend alone. Christ is already there, waiting to meet you in a powerful and unexpected way.

Simply receive whatever the Lord wishes to give you. There is nothing you need to prove and nothing you need to earn. I will continue to keep you in prayer throughout the weekend.

De Colores,

[Your Name]

That's a very nice base on which to improvise, but then I asked it to give me a beatnik scat version. I think I like it better, you dig?

Brother in Christ,

Hey man, dig this—you’re walking into something holy, something real. I’ve been rollin’ the Rosary beads for you, fasting and layin’ it down before the Lord, askin’ Him to crack open your heart and let His love pour in, slow and deep. You ain’t walkin’ in alone, no sir—Christ is already there, cool and steady, waitin’ just for you.

So take it easy, let it happen, don’t push, don’t prove—just be, and receive what He’s layin’ on you. I’ll be keepin’ the prayer rhythm goin’ all weekend, askin’ that you feel it, know it—that you’re seen, loved, and called, man, right down to your bones.

De Colores,

[Your Name]

One of my favorite things about AI is the way you can get it to generate wacky material on a whim.