So I was reading from the old testament doing my Bible study...like a good girl and began my prayer time almost as a ritual. Many words of praise to my God and then began the long list of requests. Things like: "help my kids to love You, please help me to accomplish alot today, give me patience with my every day chores, help me to lose weight, 5 more pounds would be nice, God..." You know how it is...or maybe your stuff is different?

I pray the same kinds of things just about every day. Am I fooling myself to believe that God will be moved through redundancy? hmmm... maybe I should pray it just one more time. Prayer isn't so much about informing God of my needs , nor is it really about trying to convince my Maker to give me a helping hand. I was struck this morning that prayer is about experiencing God and moving forward with Him to a deeper connection. I have read this word connection also interchanged with "communion". If one pitfall in regards to prayer is to be completely "prayer less" (is that even a word?) another danger is to remain completely empty of contact with God. Sometimes my focus is on how much I pray rather than what happens when I pray.

I love Big Band music. I'm really not good with Jazz. Ask any one, I think sometimes it is done well...sometimes it is void of continuity and flow. But Big Band...I love it! My favorite tune is "I'll be Seeing You". It was sung in the movies like: "Shining Through" (my all time fav...so old it's not even in the video stores any more), Pearl Harbor and the list goes on. I think I love this, because it is often sung out of desperation when the man she loves is leaving to go off to war. I want to see and experience and see God "in all the old familiar places..." He wants that intimate friendship with me as well. All this to say, I don't want my relationship with God to be just a repetitive babbling conversation. I want to hang on His every word and connect with Him on a deeper level with each new day. How 'bout you? Maybe we should slow down and try to think about what we are saying to God. Just some random thoughts of mine while on some serious cold medicine. I hate this head cold sore throat gig. I guess that's just part of living in MI.