Is it like this...

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0007.html

Or

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0040.html

I mean, what does Praying imply?

okay, let me rephrase the question,

Does praying for the "Animate dead spell" if your a jergalite mean he is giving you permission to animate the dead?

Does "Praying" imply that you are having a chat with your god saying you want "Magic Vestment, Searing Light, protection from Alignment...."

Or, does some divine instinct of the god knows what you want?

I mean, I am trying to figure out which is which here!

To receive spells you've the trust of your god. If you continually abuse this trust -- say, a Kelemvorite casting animate dead -- then you will quickly be without spells. So, your god will give you whatever you ask for. Yet if you abuse this then you'll lose your powers.

So it's saying, "Here son/daughter, I am giving you an entire pack of explosives, guns, and knives, now, I will let you use them as long as you don't do anything to break the rules."

So how about things like only a god himself can allow, like extending the life of his cleric of allowing it (Sanctioning) the making of undead?