Praying... it's a little like tying your shoes

By Linda C. Richardson

DO you remember when you had just learned to tie your own shoes? How good you felt about yourself? How grown-up? You were proud to twist the laces together and pull them down tight to make a good base for the bow, to make the loops and pull them down tight, too. You might even tie the loops again in a double knot, just to make sure they stayed tied.

Well, learning to pray is a lot like learning to tie your shoes. When you were very small (and even now), people who loved you prayed for you. But praying for yourself gives you an even more wonderful feeling of being grownup than tying your own shoes. It makes everything you do happier and more fun, and keeps you well in every way.

When you tie your shoes, you start by making a good base for the bow. If you make the bow without the base, it just doesn't work very well. The base for prayer is God. God is not just powerful—God is the only power. Without God, prayer has no base. God is also Love. Knowing that God is Love and loves you can make a big difference in everything.

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