Prayer is Like: Do You See It?

Prayer is sitting with God to listen to God ask: “Do you see it?”

Prayer is taking your foot off the accelerator and sitting down without a device. It is sitting down with nothing else to do after deciding prayer is more important. Prayer is looking at your life with God in a way you cannot look with your own limited vision. You see only so far. God widens your view.

Prayer is sitting beside God to peer at the broad landscape of your life. “Do you see it?” God asks you, pointing over there.

“No,” you reply, because seeing life as God sees it is a lot to ask of you.

“Okay,” God tries again. “Look over here. Do you see it?”

You look again. You see something, maybe.

“Now look here,” God invites.

“Oh.”

“And here.”

“Yes. I see it.”

And then you let go of what you thought was your limited little life. You start the day over. God helped you see that starting over is always an option.

You saw where God pointed, which helped you realize God is in the lead and you can relinquish some control, maybe. God pointed to hope, which you had left behind. God pointed to a promise that nothing separates you from God’s love. You had forgotten.

Prayer is sitting beside God, looking in the direction God is pointing. What might you do next? What needs letting go?

“Look,” God points for you. “Do you see it?”

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