A NEW STYLE OF PRAYER...
WHAT I WANT..... I woke up at 4am with my friend who is battling leukemia on my mind. Yes, another friend who has cancer. This horrible disease which ravages peoples bodies. Some battle it and continue living here on earth while some battle it and it leads them into the next stage of eternal life. I just lay in bed with my eyes closed, present to the thoughts racing through my brain. How do I pray? Do I ask for what I want? … I want her to be 100% healed of the cancer right now and keep on living here on earth! Then my mind moves to the pious thought "not my will but yours be done, Lord.” But don’t I want what God wants? Does God want Donna to suffer and die? Why do we even have suffering on earth? My mind races and races through all these questions. Then an image of our dog, Mac, comes to mind. Mac is a medium sized terrier who enthusiastically wakes up every morning. He literally jumps up and down excited about the possibilities of going for a wal