surprising side-effect? maybe not
Despite the sheer and utter fatigue I’ve felt for the last three weeks, I’ve noticed that one part of my life is more energized. I find that I’m praying much more than even during the worst parts of the divorce, or other hard parts of my life. I’m find myself praying for my patients, for their families, for the other chaplains, for the nurses I’ve met. I also find my prayers bubbling up for the other women in the deaconess community who talked so passionately about chaplaincy, when I was with them last May.
These are intercessory prayers. Something I’ve struggled with being consistent with, over the years.
Maybe this is one of the things I’m supposed to be learning.
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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“boot camp” 2008
September dinner at Chez Journey 2007
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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“boot camp” 2008
September dinner at Chez Journey 2007
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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“boot camp” 2008
September dinner at Chez Journey 2007
December 30th, 2006 at 9:47 pm
I am not familiar with prayer much, nor church. I did not attend church when I was younger, as my parents never went. Religion and churches sort of scare me a bit. Isn’t that weird?
Sun Sep 17, 11:21:00 AM 2006
December 30th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
abbagirl,
I don’t think it’s weird at all given the way religion is portrayed in the media and politics in our country. Actually, you being scared a bit of religion is probably normal, given all that. Some churches aren’t exactly healthy organizations, and there’s plenty of strangeness to look at with the religious right, fundamentalism and TV church in this country!
Prayer is really just talking to God, or the universe, or the ultimate divine. Call it what you will.
Somebody once told me there are really only two prayers:
1) thank you, thank you thank you!
and
2) help me, help me, help me!
LOL. I don’t know if that’s true, but I think most prayers can be put in one or the other of those categories.
peace.
Mon Sep 18, 05:53:00 PM 2006