Is God reading your text messages?

I was driving down the road today and noticed this sign in front of a church:

Two emotions hit me immediately. The first was to think how cool it was that the church was embracing technology and encouraging younger generations to pray using the communication method most familiar to them. This emotion was followed by one of disappointment as I pictured hoards of teenagers skipping Sunday mass because they already texted their prayers into the church.

So what do you think? Is texting your prayers to a church a step forward or a step back?