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Answered Prayers?
Somewhere along the line, I got tired of pleading for things that didn’t get delivered. (Though Obama did become President, and I prayed for that.) And yet, I started to notice that the very act of praying, took me beyond my grievances, and became its own reward, as I felt more connected to community, the world at large, and on a really good day, the cosmos.
Image: Ignored Prayers, 2010, by David Choe.
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I’m still working out the function of prayer in my life. Most times, it seems, it’s more about shifting my own perspective, and, as you say, connecting me to community. I think there’s a bumper sticker somewhere that reads, “Prayer Changes You,” a riff on “Prayer Changes Things.” Agreed. Great post, Wendy.