Taken from the book, The Unmistakeable Touch of Grace and original idea from Harold Kushner's book Who Needs God.
 
This weekly contemplation brought to you by Barbara Rogoski of Authentic Matters.
 

 
 
Everyday Spirituality 
Contemplation
 
 
Week # 4
November 2007
Your weekly uplifting message from Authentic Matters
With regard to our relationship with God:
 
Many people treat God like Santa Claus, asking for favors or to be relieved from hardship or pain.
 
Instead of asking God to remove our painful circumstances, we can pray for the courage and spiritual fortitude to deal with them. This illustrates the link between surrendering and receiving divine support.
 
To this day, whenever I catch myself equating God with Santa, I remind myself to pray for something far more powerful - the courage and patience to hang in there while my faith is being restored.               
 
                             Cheryl Richardson

                 
 
                                    
                        
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