Well sort of... A group based in Jerusalem has set up a service that allows users to Tweet their prayers to the Western Wall.

For those of you who are scratching their heads and asking: "Is that west of the Berlin Wall?" The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, is located in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is considered sacred by both the Jewish and Muslim faiths. Herod the Great built half the wall in the 19 BC, and others after him finished it. 

 Since the 1700's, worshipers have tucked prayers written on tiny slips of paper into the wall.

 Now the Twitter feed @TheKotel, which means simply "wall" in Hebrew, allows for long-distance praying. Using a direct message, followers (double meaning alert!) can tweet their prayers privately to the folks at The Kotel. Prayers are then printed out and placed in the wall.

Got a prayer that's longer the 140 characters? No problem! You can email longer prayers to the people at The Kotel, and they will print them out just like the tweets.

Sam Rohn has done some great 360 degree panoramic photography of the Western Wall. Based in New York, Rohn uses Nodal Ninja panoramic tripod head to capture these immense images. He edits with PTgui and displays the final product on Flash Panorama Player. The result will bring you right to the wall for your devotional tweet.

I was a little weirded out at first when I heard about this prayer courier service, but apparently it's nothing new. Over the years, there have been several mail-in or telegraph services for those who cannot reach the wall themselves. I guess Twitter was just the next technological  step!

Maybe if Obama had used Twitter, this wouldn't have happened...