- Say Thank You: Gratitude, they say, is the highest form of prayer. ... During Lent, I try to pay special attention to all the small, wonderful things around me: that my kids aren't using diapers anymore, that they don't have disabilities, that my husband works around the corner and can come home for lunch.
- Sing the Verses: In the church bulletin recently, I read that "singing is praying twice." So if I sing a refrain three times, that's like saying six prayers, right?
- Yell like Heck: Indeed the prophets and saints were not always in the habit of simply saying, 'Thy will be done.' They often fought, challenged, squirmed and begged as a way of saying 'Thy will be changed!'"
- Repeat one Word: During several months when I felt suicidal, I repeated four words: "Jesus, be with me." And that mantra was enough, at times, to beat back my fear and sadness.
- Laugh: I believe that God wants us to laugh because laughter heals in ways traditional and alternative medicine can't.
- Eat and Drink: When we do this during Lent, we celebrate Jesus and each other just like he did at the Last Supper. I especially like this form of prayer since eating and drinking come so naturally to me.
- Give Something Up: Why must we give up something we enjoy to be enlightened? I don't know. But I do think the lines of communication between God and me are better on the days I've abstained from a desired object.
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Thanks Bob ~~ Since I have celebrated Lent for years and years, I am always excited to see something new and fresh I haven't seen before.
ReplyDeleteThere are several things on this list I will do... Excuse me while I go and sing a song!!
Me likie! :)
ReplyDeleteIts nice to know that most of these are things I do...Both singing and yelling doesn't come often, Thanks Bob :)
ReplyDeletewishes,
devika