A New Day

Hello, God, and thank you very much for this new day.  I have many more opportunities for many things in my life today--new connections with people, new ideas to learn and ponder, new things to read and to see and to enjoy.  Of course, there will also be new problems arising, but I'm sure that I'll be able to deal with those.

I do have a question for you today--sometimes I ask you in the morning to be with me throughout the day so that you influence me more than my stress or other people or my fears influence me.  Then the day starts taking on its own life, and that prayer is no longer a part of my conscious self--instead, it sinks to the depths of my mind, and I don't even remember it until much later, if at all.  And sometimes as I reflect on the days that have gone by, I wonder if you really were there with me, or if I just went about doing things my own way (as I'm often wont to do).  In my contact with my students, were you a big part of it, or was that contact all me?  I'd like to think that the former is the case, as I think there would be more love and compassion present in the interactions, but I can't be sure.  Perhaps I'm looking for surety, which of course isn't possible, but even if I am, I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

I guess the simple question is this:  If I ask you to be there with me the whole day, are you there the whole day?  Are you a strong part of who I show to the world, or a weak part?  Must I keep you in the forefront of my mind all day in order for you to be present in my thoughts, deeds, and actions?

A reply:

This one is simple:  I am always with you.  Always.  Sometimes you get so caught up in the life that you're living that you don't access all that I offer, but I'm still there.  Always.

Remember, prayer is for your sake, and it's something that allows you to focus--and stay focused--on higheer ways of doing things, of better and kinder ways to approach life.  I don't punish you for not praying, but you do feel the effects of not accessing such a positive part of who you are--me.  I do have many gifts for you, and I do offer peace of mind and heart, and I do offer direction.  Always when it's asked for, and sometimes when it isn't asked for.

For most people who do trust in me, the asking doesn't have to be conscious, and it doesn't have to be constant.  Yes, if you ask me to be with you all day in the morning, then I am with you all day.  You have accessed my presence and my gifts and my abundance.  It's not so much that I'm with you all day, but that you've opened the door to me all day, and you do have access to me all day long, as I have access to you all day long.