LOL! what do you want.... praying fire in the kitchen!This made me laugh really! That's precious. The maid was probably an Indian Hindu or Parsi!
The Hindu's invoke the fire God by making a special fire in a square masonry enclosure. We use fire wood as fuel and pour ghee on it! But praying a gas stove flame...she can't be a Parsi as Parsis in India are extremely rich. They will never work as a maid in anybodys house!