Happy Thoughts – Passage

God is sending a pillow of happy thoughts to create wonderful dreams. A blanket of care to keep us warm all night and a prayer to protect us until the dawn breaks.

Thy Will Be Done

Is God listening? I was disappointed that prayer was interpreted only as asking God for something. Prayer traditionally involves praise, thanks-giving, confession and petition. Most important is praise, acknowledging the wonder of the supreme being. A relationship with God is always available, but we need to do the connecting. When we have established an intimate, trusting relationship with a higher power, then we can ask and expect to received higher power, then we can ask and expect to receive. One does not ask favors from a neighbor one has not met. God can be found only by seeking with the heart.

Life is a crap shoot—some people luck out and some don’t. some people who need organ transplants get them and some don’t. There is no evidence of any kind that prayer has any effect whatsoever on the outcome. People like everything simple and in black and white. When they pray and get what they wished for , they are sure that their prayers were “answered.” When they pray and don’t get what they wanted, it was “God’s will.” Actually, it is always just random chance.

Attaining Peace and Happiness

Forgiveness, surrendering and letting go are the most difficult, but most important aspects of attaining peace and happiness.

This is probably the hardest lesson you will ever have to learn in life. Forgiveness is the greatest miracle in the world because it comes from a state of pure love. To forgive yourself and others in one of the most liberating experiences you will ever have. Getting there is humbling, enlightening and one of the most gratifying aspects of your spiritual journey. Are none of this is possible without prayer.

The tighter you hold on to something the more it weights you down. This is true for most aspects of your life but you will find it most applicable in your relationships. Whether romantic, familial or friendly, most relationship issues do need to be surrendered because once you have detached yourself from the issue, it is only then that you can see it as it is, without judgment and preconceived notion.