Learning to Pray: just two

04/16/2010

Learning to Pray: just two

Anne Lamott writes in her book, Traveling Mercies,

"Here are the two best prayers I know: 'Help me, help me, help me' and 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.'"

Good thing she's around to remind us we don't need much more than that.

I'd recommend the book.

Apr 16, 2010 11:33:50 AM | Learning to Pray

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