Article September 27, 2006

How prayer for myself became prayer for the world

Suzanne Becker

Originally appeared on spirituality.com

Moments after my husband Joe and I returned from our honeymoon, I realized my new wedding ring was missing. I was devastated. It looked like an unpleasant end to the wonderful days we had just spent together.

I mentally went over the many places we’d stopped on the way home, and it seemed impossible to backtrack to search for the ring. I told Joe what had happened and that I needed to calm down. I found a quiet spot and prayed.

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Suzanne Becker lives in New Hampshire, United States.

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