Today is Thursday, December 5th, 2013; Karen's Korner #2709

My sister Amy loaned me the book "Be The Miracle:  50 Lessons for Making the Impossible Possible" by Regina Brett, a newspaper reporter, who learned some life lessons after a bout with cancer. Her 'lessons' ooze with inspiration; some are kissed with 'God Thoughts'.
 
Some of the 'lesson' titles (chapters):  "Harness the power of hope"; "Carry as you climb"; "Everyone matters to somebody".
 
An excerpt from the chapter titled "Be a Monk":
 
 
"My friend Father Jim Lewis is fond of offering his advice to everyone he counsels:  God is the answer.  Now what was your question?
 
"I've never forgotten a simple story a man shared with a group of my friends about Catholic school. Michael was having a bad day and spit on a nun. A nun! That's like a felony in Catholic school. She hauled him off to the principal's office. He sat outside the principal's door for what seemed like days. He wondered what hell would be his punishment. Then the nun came by and sat down next to him. He expected her to be harsh. Instead, she said ever so gently, 'Michael, make your life a prayer.' He never forgot it.
 
"Make your life a prayer.  Not a quest for more achievements, awards, popularity, power, praise, money, or fame.
 
"For many, prayer is something you say in a crisis. We all have our favorite 911 calls to God. You can pray in a pinch or you can make your whole life a prayer. For me, cancer came along and did both. It made me say crisis prayers to survive and it led me to see my whole life as a prayer, as a gift for others. Every day I plug into God, into my power source, so I stay Higher Powered all day.
 
"How do you make your life a prayer? Practice."
 
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