Monday, November 27, 2023

Dear God,

Prayer is all about love!  When we pray, we are loving the connection we make with you and the people and things we pray for.  Our hearts swell, our minds listen to our heart and our soul links to all whom we pray for.  As we pray, we are one with you, Lover of All.

More often than not, we think our prayer is just words in the air or words on a page; we do not pause to really consider what prayer really is.  We pray because we love.  When we pray for the world, we are extending our love to all.  When we pray even for our "so-called" enemies, we are really loving them.  Prayer honestly can't be anything else.  What propels us to pray for strangers?  Love.  What persuades us to pray for those enemies?  Love.  What causes us to pray for neighbors, co-workers and people we meet in the store?  Love.

And so, O God, as I pray just now I am loving you because I know my excuse to pray came from you.

Thank you,

Loving God,

for prayer

and its existence

in the world.

When many pray

at once,

love is

at work.

Help us all

to pray

for all

all the time.

Love, Andrea