In life we go through many experiences. A simple routine bus ride,weekly grocery shopping and other frequent activities end up being some experience or the other.
So what can be an extraordinary experience? - Prayer, combined with learnings from incidents . You may have been saying the same prayer now which you did some years ago. But it is life's certain phases which makes us all the more thankful or yearning in prayer when we say it. To explain this, I'll share a story of my friend.
She was going through a phase of hopelessness when her job wasn't paying well and she had problems with marriage. I have been with her for quite some years and have known her to be a religious girl. At the same time I would always see worry lines on her face and quiet moments with herself. In the last 2 years,nothing dramatically changed with regard to her job or marriage,but her belief in God and his ability to eventually make her life better was remarkable. Inspiring, rather. She is more relaxed now and taking one day at a time.
Her prayer rituals are the same but she is sincere when she asks for something. She counts her blessings and is generous in her gratitude.
We can keep on praying and keep on worrying. These two can be parallel but that is a meaningless journey. Prayer combined with mature living and learning from yesterday's experience is all mixed in a roller coaster called life! and that is when you stop being religious and become spiritual.
So what can be an extraordinary experience? - Prayer, combined with learnings from incidents . You may have been saying the same prayer now which you did some years ago. But it is life's certain phases which makes us all the more thankful or yearning in prayer when we say it. To explain this, I'll share a story of my friend.
She was going through a phase of hopelessness when her job wasn't paying well and she had problems with marriage. I have been with her for quite some years and have known her to be a religious girl. At the same time I would always see worry lines on her face and quiet moments with herself. In the last 2 years,nothing dramatically changed with regard to her job or marriage,but her belief in God and his ability to eventually make her life better was remarkable. Inspiring, rather. She is more relaxed now and taking one day at a time.
Her prayer rituals are the same but she is sincere when she asks for something. She counts her blessings and is generous in her gratitude.
We can keep on praying and keep on worrying. These two can be parallel but that is a meaningless journey. Prayer combined with mature living and learning from yesterday's experience is all mixed in a roller coaster called life! and that is when you stop being religious and become spiritual.
Well said...i guess many turn religious without being spiritual...its like becoming a boss without possesing any leadership skillsl ;)))))
ReplyDeletehahahahhaha...aye aye...right on spot!
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