In her book Help, Thanks, Wow, Anne Lamott describes three essential prayers. As Lamott tells NPR
“Prayer is not about saying, ‘Oh, I think I’m going to pray now.’ Or, ‘Oh, I see I’ve made a notation here to pray at 2:15.’ It’s about getting outside of your own self and hooking into something greater than that very, very limited part of our experience here — the ticker tape of thoughts and solutions, and trying to figure out who to blame. …
Listening to a “Singing Sister song” – Ten Lepers (HERE) – is a reminder of Anne’s book. How often do our Help prayers result in Thanksgiving and/or WOW at a later time? With the Ten Lepers story in mind, maybe one in ten? Maybe less?
POTENTIAL ACTIONS: Let it be our goal today to have
- one HELP moment with God
- one THANKS moment with God
- one WOW moment with God
- time for listening to Ten Lepers (HERE)
PRAYER: Great Creator, the songs of the birds and other creatures can inspire. We need help. We are blessed. May we feel a stirring to worship you in wonderful new ways. Help. Thanks. WOW! Amen.
Enjoy the day, filled with music and the Spirit!
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