The Essence of Prayer

The Essence of Prayer

11/9/16

Wednesday

The Essence of Prayer

Prayer is our connection with God,

That’s the very heart of prayer.

It enables us to become One with God,

It allows us to develop a relationship with God.

Do you want to be close to God?

Pray! 

Prayer is a way, a channel

To understand God,

To get to know God,

To unite with God,

To love God,

Pray!

And this is just the beginning of the story,

About the essence of prayer.

It’s the tie that exists

Between

Heaven and earth.

Pray!

Let's Learn to Pray

Let’s Learn to Pray

Lesson Four

11/7/16

Monday

Let’s Learn to Pray

Lesson Four

Let’s Make Lesson Four

Your Creation.

Let it be totally your idea,

Your prayer.

And God will see it as a work of art,

Emanating from your heart

And soul and inner being.

It’s your prayer, 

Be still.

It’s totally Yours,

Let it come forth. 

And you may hear yourself speak,

But it may really be the voice of God.

Listen to what He has to say to You.

You’re in God’s presence,

Maybe you’ll see Him, or hear Him

Or feel Him.

He wants to hear from you.

Speak to Him. 

He’ll be pleased,

He loves you.

And God will appreciate what you said to Him.

Each Poem Becomes a Prayer

Each Poem Becomes a Prayer

7/23/16

Saturday

Each Poem Becomes a Prayer

If I wish,

I can make each poem a prayer.

I am grateful for each poem,

Because it comes down to me

From God.

If I make a poem a conversation with God,

It becomes a prayer.

He speaks to me.

I respond.

What could be more beautiful?

I sit down each day to pray,

To connect with the Source and the Universe.

You too, when you sit down and read,

You can connect,

And may enter into a prayer.

It’s your prayer.

It feels good.

The universe is pleased.

You have become one with it.

And the world smiles down at you.

Dr. Tony

I Call It a Blog

I Call It a Blog

7/17/16

Sunday

I Call It a Blog

I call it a blog,

But really,

It’s a prayer.

I ask God in the morning

For a thought to write about.

And He sends an answer to my prayer.

Faithfully,

I write it down,

And I thank Him.

He’s so good to me. 

I call it a blog.

I sit down and look up,

And the Spirit descends.

I feel His breath,

It fills my whole being.

I say “thank you.”

Did I compose it?

Or did He put it in my brain?

Who’s the author?

He or I?

What a beautiful mystery.

Dr. Tony

Thanking God is a Positive Thought

Thanking God is a Positive Thought

6-2-16

Thursday

Anxiety Solutions, Step Four

Positive Solution

Thanking God is a Positive Thought

Thank God.

It’s the most wonderful gift,

You can give to God.

What other gift

Could you possibly give

That would exceed--

Thank you.

It’s so positive.

Thank God.

It’s an act of gratitude,

And an act of love.

Nothing could please God more than that.

There’s no more to say to God than

Thank you.

Dr. Tony

Believe That If You Ask You Will Receive

Believe 

That If You Ask You Will Receive

5-25-16

Wednesday

Believe

That If you Ask You Will Receive

You will!

Somewhere that is written

In a Holy Book,

“Ask and you shall receive.”

But the power is in the believing,

In the believing,

Not in the asking,

Though you must ask.

But do not think of asking,

If you don’t believe

That you will receive what you request,

Don’t even consider it.

You are wasting your time.

If you don’t believe

With your whole heart, soul and strength,

And with your whole being.

“Oh you of little faith,”

You will not receive what you requested.

Believing

Is the sine qua non,

Without which,

It is impossible to receive.

You must believe

With unquestionable faith.

“And only then will I answer your prayer,”

Says the Lord.

Dr. Tony

Dr. Tony’s Poems, Part Three

Dr. Tony’s Poems, Part Three

5-5-16

Thursday

Book Writing Month

I Write My Poem

When I sit down to write my poem,

I look up within me,

And my poem descends upon me.

The thoughts are there.

The words appear.

I am grateful,

And I wonder.

Who is writing this?

I or God,

Or both of us?

I am grateful to God for this experience.

He comes down.

He takes my hand.

Explains His plan.

I listen and write.

I’m grateful for this poem.

If we make this a conversation with God,

It becomes a prayer.

He speaks to us,

 And we respond.

I sit down each day to pray,

To connect with the Source and the universe.

You too, when you sit down and read,

You can connect,

And may enter into the prayer.

It’s yours.

It feels good.

The universe is pleased.

You have become one with it,

And the world smiles at you.

Dr. Tony

Dr. Tony’s Poems, Part Two

Dr. Tony’s Poems, Part Two

5-4-16

Wednesday

May is My New Book Month

Search for meaning

I am trying to explore the reasons

Why I write these poems.

Here are some I discovered yesterday.

Beautiful reasons.

I write to honor God,

And to express my gratitude to Him,

For the gift He has given me,

The celebration of His wisdom.

I realize the wisdom within us is His,

But he also allows it to become ours.

He shares His wisdom with us.

How privileged we are to participate in that wisdom.

I write to tell everyone

Of the beauty that resides in God’s wisdom,

And that it’s all available to us.

It is there to enhance our lives.

I write for all of you and for me.

Never forget yourself!

I also believe it to be my duty,

To share God’s wisdom with you.

Another goal of my poems,

Is to write them with the intention,

That they become prayers.

That we allow ourselves to enter into those prayers.

And we make our life a prayer to God,

A union with God and the universe.

Dr. Tony

Trust God will Help You

Trust God will Help You

4-15-16

Friday

Anxiety Reduction Month

Anxiety Solutions

“Trust God will Help You”

This is the fourteenth solution

On our anxiety solution list

Of course the Source will help you.

How could you possibly think otherwise?

How could a loving God do otherwise?

He always answers a sincere prayer.

Always!

That’s his nature.

He’s a loving giving God.

He gives you all you need.

It is there for the asking.

Sometimes you don’t even have to ask.

Ask and you will receive,

But you have to believe it will be given to you,

And trust He is there for you,

And loves you…

Always!

Belief and trust go hand-in-hand.

If He’s the Source of all that is,

Shouldn’t He be able to take care of you?

And don’t you think He wants to do that?

I think He does.

I think He loves you.

I think He loves me.

I think He loves all of us.

Thank you for listening to me,

To all I have to say.

Dr. Tony

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Spend Your Day With God

Spend Your Day With God

3-6-16

Sunday

Spirituality Day

Spend your Day with God

What would you do?

If you could spend the whole day with God

Have you ever thought of that?

What a day that would be

Or would it?

A day with God

Just one day

Would you know what to say?

Would you know what to do?

What to expect?

What if you didn’t know God?

What then?

Would you rue that day?

If you hardly knew him

Or would you be embarrassed?

Or would you say?

What a day this will be!

I can’t wait to see You

I am enthralled

I’m honored

What would you bring to that day?

What could you say?

What would you do?

Make a plan

And do it every day

He’s with you all the time

So say it, do it

Enjoy it

And what a day it will be!

It’s today and everyday

 Dr Tony

A Conversation with God

A Conversation with God

3-5-16

Saturday

Happiness Day

 

A Conversation with God

A prayer and a listening

That’s a conversation with God

It takes two, not just you

If you’re not listening

There won’t be a conversation

When you speak to God

You have to listen to call it a conversation

Here’s how you do it

You speak and you become silent

That way you can listen for God’s response

And then you wait for His reply

It may happen now or in a day or seven

Or even more

But He surely will reply

If you are listening

There will be an answer

Perhaps an awareness or an understanding

Or the feeling of a light bulb going on in your head

But an answer will come

If you are listening

Now that’s really a prayer

It’s called a conversation with God

Dr. Tony

Self Awareness and Prayer

Self Awareness and Prayer

Re-posted from: 11-28-15

Self Awareness and Prayer

2-20-2016

Saturday

Happiness Day

Self Awareness

It precedes change

There’s nothing to change

Until we become aware of the need to change

Prayer

It’s the most powerful tool we possess

To attain self awareness

Pray and become aware

Self Awareness

Now you can grow

Only now

After you have become aware of your needs

Prayer

It enlightens us

By connecting us with God

The giver of the light

Self Awareness

Is the light of God

That shines on us

And opens our minds

Prayer

Turns on the light of God

It’s the switch

That identifies what we need to change

Let prayer turn on the light

Dr. Tony