Perspective on prayer in Anne Lamott’s July 8 op-ed in the New York Times is wonderful [thanks to CP friend Rich for sharing the link via her FaceBook page] The NYT op-ed is well worth a full read – just be sure to have 10 minutes to fully embrace the text! 🙂
Some noteworthy statements include:
- Prayer says to that space, I am tiny, helpless, needy, worried, but there’s nothing I can do except send my love into that which is so much bigger than me.
- “Look — I think we can both see what we have on our hands here. Help me not be such a pill.”
- It is miserable to be a hater. I pray to be more like Jesus with his crazy compassion and reckless love.
- “Slow me down, Girlfriend.” The prayer changes me. It breaks the toxic trance.
As we heard from the Singing Sister last week, Anne reminds us that sometimes we need laughter to help ease the pain.
TIME FOR A SONG? the song Abide with Me comes to mind in the context of this and the last several Christian Playbook posts. Maybe you’re ready for a listen HERE [or on the CP Song YouTube playlist HERE with loads of other good tunes?]
POSSIBLE ACTIONS: During the week ahead, continue looking for the rainbows and opportunities for laughter amidst the clouds and downpours, the darkness and bitterness.
PRAYER: “Slow me down, Girlfriend.” AMEN!
May times for prayer, laughter and gratitude find you in the most unpredictable moments…
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