Yeah, I was only responding to what I thought was problematic with [MENTION=14074]wildflower[/MENTION]'s example.
I'm actually very interested in religion and study it on university level. As part of an assignment I attented a service at a pentecostal church where the topic of the sermon was the role and function of prayer, as well as a practical how-to guide. The pastor described it similarly - as a way to synchronize with God, letting His plan become yours and your plan His. He compared it to synchronizing your iPhone to send and retrieve information from iCloud.
He also told an anecdote of when a friend of his had been in fourth grade. There was a new kid at their school who quickly became the target of bullying. The pastor's friend felt that it was wrong, yet did nothing about it and even participated sometimes since kids easily succumb to peer pressure. He was a devout Christian however, and one night he had prayed to God, asking for advice how to handle this, because he wanted to help his classmate and felt guilty for doing nothing. After praying, he experienced something of a "moment of clarity" and felt compelled to do what is right and stand up for the bullied kid, which he did, again and again, even if he also became a target by doing so, because he was convinced that it was the right thing to do.
It got me thinking about if religious people in general have better morals (as in, more likely to act according to their ethics) because they find a source of conviction and strength in God, and if religion actually is necessary (or at least the most effective way) to create a moral society. The problem, of course, is that members of the out-group will suffer discrimination, and that it's impossible to decide who has the prerogative to separate right from wrong.