September 4 - Through I have prayed at various times in my life, I realized after several months in Gamblers Anonymous that I'd never really prayed properly. I'd always tried to make deals with God, much like a foxhole atheist; I'd always pleaded, "Grand me my wishes," instead of "Thy will - not mine - be done." The result was that I remained self-deceived and was thus incapable of receiving enough grace to restore me to a saner way of life.
Do I see that, in the past, when I prayed to God, I usually asked that two and two not make four?
Today I Pray - May I look back and review how I have prayed before, for specific solutions that I, from my earthly vantage, felt were best. May I question, in the longer view of time, whether those solutions would have been right had God chosen to do things my way. In retrospect, may I see that my please were not always so wise. May I be content to trust God.
Today I Will Remember - God may not do it my way.
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