From the Baltimore Sun
... the blue-and-white sign above it says not "Phone" but "Prayer." And there's no way to call anyone -- on Earth, at least -- because there isn't a pay phone inside, but instead a fold-down kneeler like you'd find in a church.
... it's been on its site -- a grassy island just off Cathedral Street, north of the Meyerhoff -- since July, when it went up as part of the Baltimore Sculpture Project. It's one of 30 pieces of public art installed on downtown sites last year as a way of extending the spirit of the Artscape festival beyond its usual summer weekend.
"It seems so public a place, and praying is so personal an issue," said Lack, 20, a MICA sophomore
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Directions inside Prayer Booth:
Warning! Do not stare straight into the
Direct line to God mouthpiece!
To call Security, dial
127
Do not
bore Jesus with frivolous prayers!
If you do not know the extension of the party you are calling, please reference ext. list:
St. Bernadette, Ext.
15
Daniel, Ext.
2218
Orson Welles, Ext.
11
Tortilla Jesus, Ext
126
Prayer Booth
Has no prayer booth
Clare Boothe
Things most commonly prayed for by me:
1. Solid gold
shoes
2. Peace on earth. And if not on earth, then some other planet, like, perhaps,
Venus.
3. The love of a good woman, or the love of two bad
woman.
4. To look good in a three corner hat, like this
guy
5. To be able to do
this with my fingers.
6.
Cookies and milk
7. A secure
future.
8. More
tacos
9. An all expense paid trip to the vacation city of
San Zhi
10. The arrest and conviction of
Boss Jim Gettys!