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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

2020 - Teacher of Gratitude

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Hi, just decided to share my thoughts this last night of 2020. If you ask me how I got to this last day of 2020, I can only think of one of the songs that carried me through the year as an answer, that is  Akamdinelu by Mercy Chinwo . I honestly just lived it minute by minute, but I've never been so mindful and grateful for all those precious minutes. If anyone can raise up their hands and say they made it this far on their own strength and wisdom, I will certainly call them liars. This year tested us, but I saw the best of my fellow humans this year as I believe it gave us a chance to reflect on our life choices and how well they are working for us or against us. I also believe it tested our strength and showed us where our strength ends and can't take anymore is where God's strength picks us up and helps us continue. I was guilty of echoing "Can't 2020 be over already" before I realised I had not fully figured out what this year required of me and stop