Aug 2, 2022·edited Aug 2, 2022Liked by Jennifer C. Martin
Recently. I read a Facebook post from Anne Lamott that helped me pray with faith again. She described her understanding of string theory, in which infinitesimal strings vibrate constantly and the space between them is also infinitesimal and where change can happen. God is there! And sending love there, into the universe of possibilities (my idea interpolated from hers) is helpful! Prayer helps when sent from love. ( Her idea.)
For me shifting from paying for other's good outcomes to praying for other's grace to deal with outcomes has helped. Praying for some specific action seemed fraught yet praying for mental health and peace is comforting. Ymmv
Interesting read. I went (and at times still) go back and forth with intercessory prayers. I went a couple of years choosing to meditate and not “talk to God” and I felt like something was missing in my practice. Now it’s more of a smorgasbord of practices for me. 🤷🏽♂️
Recently. I read a Facebook post from Anne Lamott that helped me pray with faith again. She described her understanding of string theory, in which infinitesimal strings vibrate constantly and the space between them is also infinitesimal and where change can happen. God is there! And sending love there, into the universe of possibilities (my idea interpolated from hers) is helpful! Prayer helps when sent from love. ( Her idea.)
For me shifting from paying for other's good outcomes to praying for other's grace to deal with outcomes has helped. Praying for some specific action seemed fraught yet praying for mental health and peace is comforting. Ymmv
Interesting read. I went (and at times still) go back and forth with intercessory prayers. I went a couple of years choosing to meditate and not “talk to God” and I felt like something was missing in my practice. Now it’s more of a smorgasbord of practices for me. 🤷🏽♂️