Thanks: Domestic pain can be searing, and it is usually what does us in. Help: If I were going to begin practicing the presence of God for the first time today, it would help to begin by admitting the three most terrible truths of our existence: that we are so ruined, and so loved, and in charge of so little.Ħ. Help: And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. I ask that God's will be done, and I mostly sort of mean it.Ĥ. Some days go better than others, especially during election years. God can handle honesty, and prayer begins an honest conversation.Ģ. There is a little to criticize, but so much to commend: Honest. Her humor and subtle - and at times not-so-subtle - "irreverence" is like a divine whack on the side of the head, especially for heady types who live among prayer books, can explain with theological precision every prayer mystery, or who see conversations with the Almighty as Sunday affairs best delivered by the Reverend. Lamott's insight is like the holy earthiness of Eugene Peterson. Let's say it is communication from one's heart to God." "Communication from the heart to that which surpasses understanding. Sure, I want to push back on her "nothing matters what you call it" concept of God, but do I love her definition: Prayer for the rest of us! That's how I feel about Anne Lamott's Help Thanks Wow.
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