Re: Living Prayer

Hi Nicole,

I don't know how the prayer would go in Dutch :-)  Am still learning that language and not very far with that learning yet, just moved to Holland a couple of month ago. The prayer normally is a mixture between German and English and goes like

“Dear Lord, gib mir die Demut, die Staerke, den Mut und das Vertrauen alles Loszulassen und mich dir voll und ganz hinzugeben. Unconditional sweet and willing surrender to your will my dear Lord.”

Don't know how I got to this language mixture, just kind of developed that way. Are you praying? What do you pray for and in what way? Words? A feeling? Chanting? Singing? Would love to hear.

Re: Living Prayer

What a beauitful treat this is.  I had to get over my excitement about your reference to “Left to tell”…. it is indirectly the link that connected my husband and I.  What an incredible story and an honorable path.

I believe that prayer is our expression out to the Universe.  If we act in ways that are hateful, our prayer is one of hate.  It is simply communion with the divine and I find myself being very mindful in how I choose to commune.  I wish my prayers to be based in love and joy.

This was such a great offering.  I love the prayer you begin each day with.  My has always been quite simple:

I always pray that I might honor the life in front of me.  Sometimes it is more elaborate, but that tends to be the gist.

Nice offering!

Jill

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I have been reading “Left to Tell” 3 times now and am finding every time something in that book that I can use in my day to day live, something that changes my consciousness, the way I am with people, the way I go about my day, the way I show my love, the way I pray,… I was so happy that other people have read this book and it has been having an influence in other people's life. That was the reason why I wrote about this book in my blog, wanted to tell people that this great book is out there to read.

Thank you for sharing your personal prayer!!!!
If and how people pray and what prayer even is for them is so personal to everyone but it always seems to come straight from the soul. So I love hearing people's prayers or what prayer means to them. I always learn something, every time.

Re: Living Prayer

I second everything you have said.  It is the book I recommend the most and one of the most honest and gripping stories I have ever come across.  Surrender in the most essential sense and hope.

I may need to read it again!  LOL