Good morning, God, and thank you for this new Friday in our lives. I really do appreciate this new day that I have to live through and experience, and I hope that you'll help me to make the most that I possibly can of it.
It's spring here, which of course is an amazing blessing in our lives. The days are becoming warmer and we're enjoying being outdoors more that we have over the last six months or so. It feels good not wearing a heavy coat, and we're all enjoying the sunshine and the chance to go for long walks and to play outdoors without freezing.
For some people, though, I know that spring can be a painful time. When they see others being together outdoors and they still feel lonely, it can be very difficult to get through a day. Not much has changed--people were getting together even in the winter--but now it's all very obvious because it's happening outdoors. For those who feel lonely, spring can be one of the hardest times of all. It's a time of new love while they're "stuck" in their loneliness; it's a time of picnics and pick-up games, while they're still uninvited.
It's for those people that I want to offer a prayer today. Please help them to find the strength not just to get through their days, but to fight the personality traits inside themselves that keep them from making connections with other human beings--the fear, the feelings of inadequacy, the lack of hope, the walls that they've built up around themselves. I offer my prayer for them in the hopes that they will be able to make the connections that they need to make in order to feel better about themselves and also be able to contribute more to the lives of the other people around them, as they really wish to do.
Thank you.
A reply:
You're welcome for the day. Spring really is a special time, isn't it? I hope that you're able to allow it to work inside of yourself, to make you a happier and healthier and more loving person.
Your prayer is an important one, and it is noted. Many people aren't able to fully enjoy the beauty of spring because of the darkness inside of themselves, and it really is a shame. You were there once, as you well know, so you know just how painful it is. I would invite you to consider just what you yourself can do to answer your own prayer, things such as offering a kind word to someone who seems to need it or being there for someone to talk to when they need someone. As you know, though, going through such difficult times is an extremely strong learning experience, and I would add to your prayer the hope that people going through those times learn what they need from them in order to help others. Many people go through such difficulties and learn only resentment and anger, while others learn of love and compassion.
Thank you for your prayer. It always makes me feel good to see people praying for one another, keeping the needs and desires and hopes of others in mind as they go through their lives. One of the most important goals of being human is to reach a point at which the needs of others supersede your own needs, and it's always important to keep working in that direction. It's called love, and learning to love is one of your most important tasks while you're on this planet.
May your Friday be bright, and may your weekend be even brighter.
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