At the cottage I never turn on the TV. I could, but I don’t. At home I often watch The News Hour. The other evening, however, I turned it off. I didn’t want any more details of the killings; I didn’t want any more analysis about gun control.
Please don’t misunderstand me. I know all this has to be done, but not for the role I feel called to play. Details and analysis are counterproductive (to use a worldly term) to my prayer. The more silent and simple I become, the clearer God can hear my prayer for love, which I believe is the prayer of everyone--the church-goer, the upright citizen, the helpful, the helpless, the mentally ill, everyone. We all want the unconditional love that is God; that is what I am praying for.
Please don’t misunderstand me. I know all this has to be done, but not for the role I feel called to play. Details and analysis are counterproductive (to use a worldly term) to my prayer. The more silent and simple I become, the clearer God can hear my prayer for love, which I believe is the prayer of everyone--the church-goer, the upright citizen, the helpful, the helpless, the mentally ill, everyone. We all want the unconditional love that is God; that is what I am praying for.
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