. . . Keeping rants at bay

Until I run out of ink

Then there's hell to pay

I believe in prayer. So much so, that I usually heed the advice that I remember my mother giving so often, “Be careful what you pray for.” In that vein, I generally pray The Lord's Prayer, which is very succinct and addresses only the basics.

People who “believe in prayer” usually do so for a reason. People who don’t believe in prayer probably don’t pray. Do you think the mantra of the Lottery games applies? “If you don’t play, you can’t win?” Yes, I’ll bet most people who pray have had “answered prayers,” regardless of your meaning of that phrase.

I prayed a prayer in June, 1972. I know I did, even though I didn’t make a note of it. Nor did I think too much about it in the years following. It took over 30 years to find out that it had been “answered.” Just this past Monday, I heard the lady in the picture above read her "this I believe" on NPR. I have to share it. Please go and read it.

I know my prayer, along with the millions of other people who surely prayed the same prayer in June, 1972, might not have been as powerful as the actions of the people who directly touched this person’s life; but I’ll continue to pray.

Mere cycles present
variations of the truth
and old becomes new...


AGAIN