A WOMAN'S PRAYERS

Young Women: 'Who are you?'

God: 'Thy Lord God!'

Woman: 'Father, in all these times, why haven't you answered my prayers? I am alone with a child to care for and I can no longer bear this burden alone.'

God: 'My child, why do you continue to torment and trouble Thy God? The purpose of prayer has been mistaken. Your prayers are an attempt to bribe God to intercede and to change things. God is not a Genie and prayer is not the rubbing of Alladin's lamp; nor is prayer a wishing well. Those who pray to win awards, accomplishments, material wealth, things and the love of their life are wrong: That is idolatry, heresy and an abomination to God. God is the God of ALL... the evil and the good. God does not favour your needs above another.'

'That is not the concern or business of Thy God. The original purpose of prayer was to commune with the Godliness of they inner self and not as a request line. Prayer has been abused, prayer is no more than a focusing device for you to reach your inner consciousness. Eons later, mankind is still dependent or what is no more than a child's pacifier. You must take take 'responsibility' for your being. It is childish for you to think that you could just sit and manipulate Thy God with wish prayers and God would come running to fulfil them.'

'Thy God is thy Creator, not thy servant. You and God never are... When you are, God is not. Imagine a seed that has been planted into the ground and a tree sprouts up. How foolish it would be for the tree to bow down and pray to the seeds of its being, when both are one and the same, inextricably connected. Contrary to what you may have believed, you have never been alone. God is forever and always by your side. Look outwardly for knowledge and inwardly for understanding. The solution you seek is within you. You suffer because you have not came to an acceptance of self and thus, no understanding to what you are. You must uncover your own understanding of self and then the wisdom of your being will reveal itself.'

Woman: 'Thank you Father, I understand. May I still pray to you joyously not needing or wanting anything, just simply in celebration?'

God: 'O' my child, just for a little while longer and no more. You must be weaned from this childish ritual that was created to soothe your inner fears. Drop what is false and live in the present, in order that you may reach your full potential. That was the true purpose of prayer, a joyous, meditative celebration. If you want to commune with thy inner-Godliness: sit silently listening and then we are together. No repetitive nonsensical primitive, ritualistic exercise of words or deed are needed. God is neither hard of hearing or in need of awakening.'

'You have been given all that is necessary. Stand up child and concern yourself not with who stands with you. Drop all dependencies and psychological crutches. God is a functional utilitarian, God of continuous on-going eternal purpose. God is not your guardian or crutch. Your primary directive and objective is to take care of youself and be all that you need to be. Think not of Thy God as God, rather as Godliness, a verb, a state of perpetual doing. God is yet creating, even now and most importantly, the created and the creator are not two, but one in the same.'

'Listen very carefully: There is not now and never has been a divorcement or demarcation between you and God. Accept your fears as you have so joyously accepted the blessing within your resolutions. In trust, they are one in the same; merely flipsides of the same coin. It is this lack of knowledge that has caused your suffering, it is this understanding that will undo it.'

by NIMARODAS