Some years ago, I received what I thought was a very special gift from a special friend....it was a decorative paperweight in stone with a powerful message, it says: "Why worry when you can pray!" I came to live with that mantra. When I am in difficult situation, I calm myself and pray with the belief that prayer answers all of life's troubles. Recently, my daughter came to question my mantra, just as I sometimes do. She was upset that what she prays for don't happen anyway. She came to a realization that it may not be true after all. And I am surprised myself when I told her to stop praying then. I know its not a very nice thing to say to a 12-year old but there are times when we just don not know what to believe anymore. There are times when everything seems to go wrong and there is no respite to our heartaches and problems. There are days when I see myself worrying more than praying...like today. It's not awesome, but the realization brings me to know the humanness of all of us.
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