The other night at young adult book club, we talked briefly, among other things, about how praying for a person or making an intentional effort to really see a situation allows us to truly experience that person (and our interactions with him/her) in a totally different light.
I, personally, have found this to be true, both during Lent (when I tried to pray for one specific student each day) and more recently - when that student's name was on my lips (in prayer), I found I was able to face any struggles or annoyances with him/her more easily.
And, I suppose, that makes perfect common sense. Yet, how often do I allow myself to get caught up in a moment or to be silently frustrated (in a shaking-of-the-head kind of way) with a student or co-worker?
Too often.
So, what can we do about it?
One thing I want to try is to be in more constant communication (i.e. PRAYER) with God. The days in which I have achieved this more intimate and continuous conversation are ones in which I have been filled with more joy and peace about all that comes my way.
And that, my friend, is no coincidence.
and then there are those days when praying for a certain student and s/he "pulls out all the stops" and you wonder how you are going to make it through the day... ;)
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