No, I have not been posting because I was busy. That too, but the past days and weeks were ones of extreme challenges.
And yes, like many of you, I did breathe ”Why me?” few times.
Enough of that. Today, with quiet acceptance, I offer ”Why not me?”
<This takes reflection, and more…>
One of the books that has recently inspired and sustained me is Richard Foster’s Prayers from the Heart. Reading and praying with the movers like Francis of Assisi, Foster himself, Dag Hammarskjold, Blaise Pascal (the scientist known for “Pascal’s Wager”), Soren Kiergegard, Reinhold Niebuhr (with his over-quoted “The Serenity Prayer”), and few other mentioned saints… quieted my soul.
I’d like to thank Richard Foster most especially and all these people he included in his collection for sharing their prayers. Reading then meditating on them was like praying in earnest, coming from my own heart and soul. As if the writers have read my stirring and searching heart, mind and soul. I could almost feel Massenet’s meditations of Thäis. What a blessing. Sometimes when we are at a loss for words, we are sustained by these inspiring people, then once again, our feelings find expressions and are defined.
On the lighter touch, two prayers, down-to-earth and honest, especially attracted me with a smile: “The Prayer for Rage” and “A Prayer at Coffee-time.”
