Today's Thought

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You've told me I should pray for someone who's been causing me all sorts of problems. But that's not going to change that person, is it?

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I've heard various descriptions of how prayer works. Some say God listens, some say our thoughts affect the energy of the universe and create change; some say that we're conditioning ourselves to transform our own attitudes, and that attitudes, good and bad, are contagious. It's a mystery but it does work.

Someone I worked with seemed so disrespectful and unpleasant that I dreaded encounters with her. I began saying a daily prayer for her health and complete happiness. Before gatherings that included her, I prayed that communication between us would be easy and smooth and that each person's highest good in that situation would be realized. The effects were dramatic. I experienced relief from my fear of facing her and began to see her as a whole human being. I genuinely began to want her well-being. For whatever reason, she stopped turning her back on me and sometimes actually smiled.

I'm not suggesting that we try to manipulate others to behave as we wish. Specific results and timetables aren't in our hands. But I do know that our prayers are always effective in furthering our own and others' processes of healing.

Today, I pray for others, placing them in my Higher Power's hands.


EXCELLENT..................ty janet
I really like this one Janet and needed to read it again...so to the top!

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I think so too Stacey, reminded me of the prayer poll.

I know that I had to forgive those that had hurt me, the idea of praying for someone that raped me drove me crazy at first, but it was the beginning of allowing myself to let it go...

Let go and let God...very wise words to live by!
I agree, that is really cool, good thing to read!

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Let Go and Let God....

I had a talk with a friend this weekend and she was working with me on letting go...She said something that hit me deep....Letting go and Let go are two different aspects....to let go means to give it up completely and it dawned on me that I have been letting go, and then taking back....It is amazing how some people can open our eyes and so I let go yesterday of some big stuff I was letting go & taking back and Janet, it feels so good to let it go......

I pray everyday for God to help me be honest, open and willing to see and to do his will, not mine and I also say a prayer for those whom I need to forgive and it's working......