One Little Prayer

It isn’t hard to be Christ’s hands and feet.

By: Carolyn Bassett

I was six when my mother taught me how to talk to Jesus about the things that were on my mind. Ever since, I’ve known that it’s important to do this every day.

Sometimes it’s easy, and I’m drawn by the simple joy of getting to know the Lord better through Scripture and meditation. Other times, it’s more challenging to be faithful to daily prayer.

But I often remember what a wonderful nun told me many years ago, when I was allowing phone calls and other distractions to interrupt my prayer. “Carolyn, unless you spend quiet time with the Lord, you’re not going to have anything of lasting value to give others you meet that day.”

Her advice has stayed with me over the years. As I’ve come to see, turning to God in daily prayer keeps me more attuned to the Holy Spirit the rest of the time. When I’m alert, Jesus sometimes surprises me with an unexpected opportunity to share him or to meet him in another person.

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