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Praying with Understanding

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Prayer, I believe is a conversation between us and God, either we are giving thanks, making requests or even asking questions. Yet it is not uncommon to feel like a prayer could be such a complicated and maybe even a delicate conversation to have, after all, it's God we are talking to here. There is no way that wouldn't be somehow daunting! I remember learning to pray as a child during family devotions and how nervous I'd get, mumbling through my words, hardly able to get anything coherent out. My auntie, bless her, would jump in the middle of one of my many long pauses to rescue me and carry on with the prayer but once we were done, my uncle would almost chide her for not giving me a chance to learn and develop my confidence. I didn't blame her; I found those long pauses very uncomfortable too! So, I usually understand when people tell me they do not know how to pray and would prefer others to pray for them or they'll just avoid it altogether and some even ask if ...

Bear it gracefully and go have a blast

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Still here full of gratitude for life and trusting that this Covid-19 too shall pass. I have had my rants over these past weeks and scares as well but also ventured into the city after months of hiding away. I was even brave enough to stop for lunch at a fast food restaurant which looking back on, I probably shouldn’t have. I have learnt a lot over these past few months, I think having time on your hands forces you to reflect on a lot of things: family, relationship, life, God and most importantly yourself. I have found myself carefully considering a lot of my past decisions and if I would have done anything differently. The answer to that for me was: ‘possibly’ and that came with no bitterness as I know almost everyone of us would love to have a time machine that could help us take a trip back to the past to change a few things. I have learnt to embrace every past decision and action as it has sculpted the person I am today. Failure teaches you how to succeed. I’ve seen a lo...