On Prayer

My thoughts on the act of prayer are still under construction. I have rarely prayed for anything for myself... I am far more comfortable asking things for others. And I think this is really about taking time out of a busy day to think about someone other than myself. It's about being less self-centred (and becoming self-centred is a really easy thing to do when one lives alone).

And it's also about recognizing that as much as we wish it sometimes, certain things are simply not under our control. It's about releasing what isn't mine to hold. I often end my prayers with "thy will be done," to remind myself of that.

Not long ago, I came across the video below: A Living Prayer by Alison Krauss. The simplicity of the song took my breath away. But what especially struck me was right in the song's title. The idea of BEing prayer, rather than just SAYing prayer.