Your thoughts on prayer 2

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Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:31 on 4th May 2009 On 4th May 2009 10:58, Bob T wrote: Whether you presently believe in the power of prayer or not, eventually, when one is about to meet their maker, it's amazing how quickly one turns to it. Cheers, Bob True enough, Bob. You know the old saying - "There are no atheists in foxholes." My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Shirley K. Lawson Posts: 2310 Joined: 17th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:43 on 4th May 2009 I just got done reading an entire book about Native American spiritual values by one Tom Brown, Jr.(the tracker)..he has about the best book I can think of for training little kids in survival also. This book was nice also, it really touched on my own feelings at times. he says of religion that it's all needed... to bring the "spirit" back and from within as it needs to be...it's the ultimate goal..to make it from within outward an back into the world. He cautions though to not get stalemated in thinking as our creator forces are always teaching us. So one must always be ready for an new approach in his lessons as an individual...always "in touch" personally in an spirtual way. Soul growth lessons. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:00 on 4th May 2009 Very cool, Shirley. Way back when I first started the first prayer thread, I quoted Joyce Rupp that "prayer is meant to grow us." That's been my experience. Soul growth. It's unfortunate that for so many, it's religion that keeps them from experiencing it. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:04 on 4th May 2009 On 3rd May 2009 17:53, Ruth Gregory wrote: I found this little prayer today in one of my books, written by the Scottish theologian John Baillie. The "Ten Things You Love" thread inspired me to post it today. I praise thee for the life that stirs within me; I praise thee for the bright and beautiful world into which I go; I praise thee for the earth and sea and sky, for scudding cloud and singing bird; I praise thee for the work thou has given me to do; I praise thee for all thou has given me to fill my leisure hours; I praise thee for my friends; I praise thee for music and books and good company and all pure pleasures. I think this is a great prayer and seems appropriate to what everybody expressed in that thread. Ruth, this prayer speaks to me deeply. My friend, Brenda, who was sick with cancer passed away yesterday morning. She was at home sleeping in her own bed and her husband says it was a peaceful passing. Never-the-less, she was only 51 and her untimely death makes me so aware of how precious life is, how much each moment is to be treasured, whether it's a cup of coffee with a friend, or dragging yourself out of bed to go to work. Aren't we lucky we're are alive to do it? Edited by: Diana Sinclair at:6th May 2009 17:11 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ray Stear Posts: 1930 Joined: 25th Apr 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 21:05 on 4th May 2009 Diana, You have my deepest sympathy. Ray xx My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 21:06 on 4th May 2009 Thank you Ray. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Debbie Adams Posts: 2043 Joined: 8th Mar 2009 Location: USA	quotePosted at 02:33 on 5th May 2009 So sorry to hear of your friends passing Diana.;-( My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:01 on 5th May 2009 Diana, I'm so sorry about Brenda. You and her family are in my thoughts and prayers. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:16 on 5th May 2009 This is for you and for Brenda, Diana. It was printed on the thank you cards that my favorite priest sent out after his mother's passing. He is in the order of Holy Cross (they run the University of Notre Dame) and he spent 20 years in the mission field in Uganda. He loves all things African and this poem is called "Breath" by the Senagalese poet, Birago Diop. Listen more to things, than to words that are said. The water's voice sings, and the flame cries, and the wind that brings the woods to sighs is the breathing of the dead. Those who are dead have never gone away. They are in the shadows darkening around, they are in the shadows fading into day. The dead are not under the ground. They are in the trees that quiver, they are in the woods that weep, they are in the waters of rivers, they are in the waters that sleep. They are in the crowds, in the homestead. The dead are never dead. Listen more to things than to words that are said. The water's voice sings and the flame cries and the wind that brings the woods to sighs is the breathng of the dead who have not gone away; who are not under the ground, who are never dead. Those who are dead have never gone away. They are at the breast of the wife. They are in the child's cry of dismay and the firebrand bursting into life. The dead are not under the ground. They are in the fire that burns low, they are in the grass with tears to shed, in the rock where whining winds blow. They are in the forest, they are in the homestead. The dead are never dead. Listen more to things than to words that are said. The water's voice sings, and the flame cries, and the wind that brings the woods to signs is the breathng of the dead. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:59 on 5th May 2009 That's beautiful Ruth! Thank you. Perhaps someday, when the pain is not so raw, I'll share that with her family. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions