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Our inside v. outside thoughts and deeds
Prayers In The Dark
Do they reveal our true nature?
As we lie in bed at night and reflect on the day we just had and on the things in our lives that need to be fixed — is there any subject that’s off-limits?
Just last week, a former president was shot at by some kid who thought it was a good idea. His life is over.
His intended target moved on and the world was jolted into what, exactly? A new reality? A better position than the one it occupied moments before it happened? Everyone was appalled by what took place. It was a terrible thing. And it was.
But if we go back in time, just a little, we’d be reacquainted with the words and vitriol being said back and forth about a man who many were not very happy with.
But it made me think — how unhappy were they?
During those moments when humans are alone and there is no one and nothing between them and their God, did anyone request an end to the peril they saw coming?
And if they did, what form did it take?
We all pray for peace of mind. For an end to some turmoil. For better savings, a higher-paying job, or relief from an abusive situation.
We ask that it end so we can move on as well.
But how specific do we get in our prayers?
Days after the assassination attempt happened, I read about a musical comedy act in Australia playing a gig where one of its members was celebrating a birthday on stage. When asked what he wished for, he apparently said, “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
Okay, not what anyone expected to be said on stage, at a concert, in front of thousands of people with cellphones.
But there it is. He said it.
Was it human nature and nothing more?
Was it the words of a former prayer or a moment of reflection finding its way out into the light — oops?
And how worried should we be about it?
I am old enough to have watched President Kennedy’s assassination play out on television. And its follow-up insanity the murder of his alleged murderer, Lee…
