The Power of Prayers
I was caught off guard by a strong life distractor - that of depression. For awhile I thought things were getting better and I was feeling much better. Out of nowhere, I felt the feelings of despair. I felt the overwhelming sense of doom. I felt that things will never, ever be the same again. So what is the point of moving on?
Yet and still, I reached out to others. I kept my daily routine. I went to work. I went to church everyday. I prayed. One of the prayers is a Novena. It is the prayer of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. My prayers were answered on the eighth day.
It wasn't just the fact that I kept a sense of calm and normalcy in my life - the state of my current affairs that saved me from despair. It was the quiet prayers that I uttered in the stillness of my heart that made all the difference. Spirituality is not a crutch. It is the stronghold that we need when adversity tosses our lives in utter chaos. We need prayers so we can move on purposefully, meaningfully to a new understanding, resolve, and determination to live each day as we were called to be.
Yet and still, I reached out to others. I kept my daily routine. I went to work. I went to church everyday. I prayed. One of the prayers is a Novena. It is the prayer of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. My prayers were answered on the eighth day.
It wasn't just the fact that I kept a sense of calm and normalcy in my life - the state of my current affairs that saved me from despair. It was the quiet prayers that I uttered in the stillness of my heart that made all the difference. Spirituality is not a crutch. It is the stronghold that we need when adversity tosses our lives in utter chaos. We need prayers so we can move on purposefully, meaningfully to a new understanding, resolve, and determination to live each day as we were called to be.