I am writing a new post for this blog (I have discarded two versions already), and I thought I'd just drop a note here asking for your patience. I try to post once or twice a week, but with school starting it is difficult.
I am writing about prayer. Types of prayer, effects of prayer, purpose of prayer.
If any of you have thoughts about it, I would love to hear them. Perhaps they will help me with this third version.
Thank you.
C.S.
About Me
- Curious Servant
- I have adopted two boys from Haiti. Both are mentally handicapped. One is is now 20, the other 18. I divorced my wife of 28 years a few years ago and have just remarried, a woman from Belize. I find beauty in many things... many, many things (nature, art, people, space...) and that helps me to survive my deep empathy for so many who suffer. I like to write, and I've written quite a bit on my blogs. I have been thinking about writing a book. Unsure if it should be about the things I have experienced, or fiction (I have an interesting plot line worked out). I'm pretty open about things. I like blended whiskey, but I never have more than two drinks... usually just one, and not often at that. I have had many adventures. Makes me a little different. (Odd?)
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Things happen when you pray that don't happen when you don't pray. This is one of the reasons I pray & encourage others to. Experience tells me that something is up with prayer.
I understand busy for school teachers - their day hardly ever ends.
i am interested to see this as i am presenting this topic next week at our rcia meeting.
(i look forward to everything you write, anyway...)
I'm right there with you, teacher!
Re: prayer. I was worried about buying car seats. They are so expensive, and I knew I needed a variety of sizes - infant through little child booster seats. I prayed about it, and within days, I found someone on ebay selling a like-new booster seat for $1 here in my town - and they allowed me to come pick it up so I didn't have to pay shipping. A week later (just a few days ago), someone sat a perfectly good toddler car seat out by the dumpster at our apartment complex. Have you EVER seen a car seat by a dumpster? I don't think I have - and it's no coincidence. God answered and provided.
Sometimes he tells me "NO", and sometimes "WAIT". Right now, I'm waiting, and trying to be patient. The "YES" will come when his timing is perfect.
Prayer is a direct connection to God. We don't always get the answer we want to hear, but it is for our good. We need to say thank-you to our Heavenly Father for all we have.
My prayers are more like what others would call "talking to myself". All day, I am talking things over with God. My husband wouldn't like it if our relationship was only a short talk when we go to bed at night or when I need something so why would I think God would be happy with that kind of realtionship?
One of my favorite examples of prayer comes from a movie called "The Apostle." The monologue between Sonny and Jesus happens in the first part of the movie and it sounds like I wished I could pray for a while, until I tried it the other day and discovered it works. :)
I'm patient. Hurry! :)
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A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
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Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!
I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.
All generalizations are false, including this one.
A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.
When there's a will, I want to be in it.
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!
I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.
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I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!
Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.
All generalizations are false, including this one.
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Thanks to author.
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?
Wonderful blog.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg.
Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
Clap on! , Clap off! clap@#&$NO CARRIER
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