“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.”
– Saint Teresa of Avila (1515 – 1582) Roman Catholic Nun
What precautions do you take to make sure your answered prayers don’t backfire, lately?
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Saint Teresa of Avila Brief Bio (1:58)
A Korean Mythological Story of :
The Sun-Goddess of Korea.
Byun-soon, Dael-soon and Hae-soon were three sisters. One day a tiger came to their house, and on seeing him the girls ran out of the back door and climbed a tree.
When the tiger began to climb the tree, the sisters prayed to the gods to save them. Their prayers were answered.
An iron chain descended from the skies and the sisters climbed up to safety.
They lived happily in the land of the gods, and in time, Byun-soon was transformed into a star, Dael-soon into the moon and Hae-soon into the sun.
When Hae-soon set out across the skies on her first day out as the sun, people on earth came out of their homes to stare at her. Hae-soon was an extremely shy girl and she turned bright with embarrassment when she saw the people looking up at her.
The more they stared, the brighter she became, till finally she became so bright that the people were blinded by her radiance and could no longer look up. This suited the shy Hae-soon and she continued to glow brightly from then on.
I don’t pray in the true sense of the word. However, what I try to do consistently when wishing for a certain outcome or position in life, is take a step back and do some introspective work. I find that wants and desires are often mechanisms used to escape uncomfortable situations or resistance against growth and learning.
I find that when I pray lately I pray forthe Grace to handle situations that I fear are challenges for me. Generally speaking those prayers seem to be answered on a regular basis which gives me an opportunity to thank my higher power once again. (12)
What a wonderful way to pray. For the grace to handle whatever comes up. I know when I am not in a state of grace because my heart becomes hard and I find I lack compassion. Praying for the grace…thanks for an awesome idea.
I try not to pray for things that I want, but instead to be guided by my HP’s grace. I also try and keep my wants minimal. That leads to less disappointment.
One of the things for which I am always extremely grateful is that I am nobody’s Higher Power. Whoo! What a weight off my shoulders from when I thought I was responsible for other people’s lives. Now I know the damage I have done to my own life; thank God I couldn’t make decisions for others. When I see the miracles that unfold in my life and the lives of others, I can only stand back, heave a sigh of relief, and thank God that Higher Power is in charge. Thanks, HP – you’re the Bomb!