Gas price falls during prayer at the pump

Vigil takes place a day after news of record Exxon profits

When the prayer vigil started at 4 p.m. Friday at the corner of Madison Boulevard and Shelton Road, a gallon of Texaco unleaded gas cost $3.92, as it had for a few days.

But even before the praying stopped, the price dropped three cents.


“Prayer works fast,” said Rocky Twyman, a 59-year-old public relations consultant from Maryland who has organized Pray at the Pumps vigils in eight cities across the country.

At one time during the half-hour event, 18 people were holding hands, praying and singing, doing what their faith recommends. They were asking God to fill their needs.

Huntsville Times