Prayer

Prayer:
Dominican spirituality in action: that is, praying and passing along the fruit of prayer. Either that or it's just a powerful story.
Sad, true, and good story: A mom loses three children in a house fire. It was an accident with a space heater a blanket and the children jumping on the bed. It was all over very quickly.
Mom, grieving for months found herself asking Jesus to give her her children back. That became her prayer. She wanted them back.
Then he consoled her. He told her that he wanted to return her children to her, but where her children were they didn't want to go. They were with him and were happy.
God wants to give us our heart's desire, but if he withholds such a gift in a particular situation it's only because he's gonna give us the most amazing gift ever.
Prayer. Petition, Gratitude, Trust.
We must ask God to supply us what we need. God wants us to go to him. If he withholds, it's for our good.
We mustn't neglect the gifts he's given us. That means giving thanks for all he has given us.
We pray in faith. We hand ourselves over in an act of trust. Pouring ourselves out. Giving ourselves over completely to the will of our father in heaven.
Pray.
Pray before you go to sleep tonight. Just like we learned when we were little. "Now I lay me down to sleep..." Pray it like a little child. He'll protect us. Give us our heart's desire. He'll keep us safe and sound.