As a clergyperson, I am often asked two questions: Does God answer prayer? If so, how do we know when God is sending us a message? I answer, “Yes!” God does answer prayer. Sometimes, though, we need help interpreting God’s message. This is because we may interpret in our favor, hoping God’s will aligns with […]
Triumph Over Old Ideas and Limiting Beliefs
Use Prayer To Combat Grief and Powerlessness
Grief and Powerlessness – those seem to be the overriding emotions of the day. It’s easy to feel grief stricken and powerless. Between The Coronavirus, The injustice and recent murders in our country, The riots and looting. That overall feeling of uncertainty. There is a feeling of powerlessness and grief that our […]
Why Prayer is The Answer To Our Troubles Today
Like I said in my prior post https://spirituallens.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=345&action=edit, I hope that you’ll join me in prayer later today. We don’t have to use formal prayer – we only need to say the words that come from our hearts. Let’s sit (virtually together) in silent contemplation. Maybe if enough of us sat in prayer, we may bring […]
How To Find Power in A Powerless Time
How do we find power? That is a great question. Like many of you who have written in, I too feel a sense of powerless in these unprecedented times. It’s scary to feel powerless. Ultimately, lack of power is our problem, so we have to find a power greater than we, that we can tap […]
How to Overcome Resentment That Won’t Quit
I‘ve heard that resentment feels like urinating down your own leg. It’s warm at first, but then it gets cold, wet and uncomfortable. Or, you can say, that resentment is like taking poison into your body and waiting for the other person to die. Either way, resentment it’s not good for us. It hurts us […]
A Surprising Prayer
A Surprising Prayer – For God’s Will To Be Done – Not Mine! I’m lousy at knowing what is good for me. I used to look across a crowded barroom and see what I thought was “God’s will” for me. And if God would only give me that person – I would be okay. […]