11/14/2023 0 Comments Morning reflection regligious![]() THE PRAYER: “Dear God, I ask for your guidance in making this decision. Everything that touches you, everything that touches each individual in the universe, is a part of God. Sometimes, when our prayers seem to be unanswered in the manner we think they should, we may feel that we are not in tune with the timeless, unlimited universal creator called God. Templeton reminds us that as we wait, we are never alone in this process: If you don’t find the answer you’re looking for right away, have patience, and in time the answers will come. In other words, it’s sometimes best to give it time. Other times, the best approach is to “release the answer to God and trust the flow of the divine to enter our lives.” John Templeton has written about prayer at length and says that “when we become very still and ask for guidance, we may be directed clearly and unmistakably, with a “yes” or “no”. When you remember there’s a greater power in the universe that can help guide you, it takes some of the weight off your shoulders-and, in time, it can lead you to a decision with the best possible outcome. For when you need to make a choice: a prayer for guidance.Ĭan God really help us make a difficult decision? Well, it certainly can’t hurt. THE PRAYER: Start with the words “God, I’m thankful for all the good in my life, including _, _ and _.” Name three things you appreciate most on this day and at this moment. As Oprah Winfrey said, “ gratitude can shift your attitude.” It somehow seems to bring you closer to God, because by recognizing God in this way it makes the Divine a real and positive presence in your life. In a nutshell, that’s the reason for this prayer. Until you can be truly grateful, you will always be in separation from God. How many times a day to you remember to say thank you? You are completely dependent on God and it is to Him that all thanks are due. He tells Feild he should get up each morning and go to bed each night giving thanks to God. In English mystic Reshad Feild’s autobiography The Last Barrier, the author writes about his spiritual guide who stresses to him the importance of gratitude. It’s a simple prayer of thanks for all the abundance and good in our lives, a thank you to God for all the things that makes life worth living, from the members of your family to a gorgeous sunrise. The prayer of gratitude may be the single most powerful prayer there is and it’s one I use every day. I’ve written about this before, but it’s so important I’m gladly mentioning it again. For when things are going well: the prayer of gratitude. If prayer is something you don’t engage in, or only practice when you’re in dire straits, here are three prayers you might consider using on a regular basis. There’s no church required, the temple is within. I sometimes ask for guidance during tough times or patience when I need inner peace. ![]() ![]() Each morning, I give thanks for the good in my life and also offer silent gratitude for any small blessings that emerge during the day. T h e good thing about prayer is you can do it anytime, anywhere.įor me, prayer has become an instinctual reflex-something I do daily. Praying on a regular basis can keep us connected with God, offering us solace when facing the everyday challenges of life.As the author David Brooks wrote: “You have to draw on something outside yourself to deal with the forces inside yourself.” We all need someone (or something) to lean on. I simply mean going into a silent place within yourself and engaging with what John Templeton calls “something wise within us” or what Charles Fillmore referred to as the “the great stillness that pervades our whole being.” I’m not talking about the formalized, ritualistic prayers of the church. For those of us who refer to this life force as God, one way to engage is prayer.
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