God does hear our prayers. Though God has taught us that He chooses all who are His before the foundation of the world, He also taught us that we should pray, and not only pray, but expect the answer to our prayers. It is true that God is sovereign and it is just as true that He answers prayer. In fact, He could not answer prayer if He were not in control of all things.
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#1 · June 3, 2002, 10:00 pm

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Greetings,  This is thought provoking.   Pastor Bill Bodnar is our church counselor.

  Bill Bodnar <[email protected]&gt; wrote:

From: "Bill Bodnar" <[email protected]>
To: "Wm & Shiela Bodnar" <[email protected]>,
"Stan & Edna Buzzell" <[email protected]>,
"Jan & Jim Galm" <[email protected]>,
"Earl & Jane Denton" <[email protected]>,
"Chuck & Alice Garcia" <[email protected]>,
"Bill & Jean Burns" <[email protected]>,
"Bernie&Harriett Bishop" <[email protected]>,
"B & K Mosher" <[email protected]>
Subject: A Provoking Prayer
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 18:02:12 -0700

> A Thought Provoking Prayer
>
> Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and was rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.
>
> Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.
>
> Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.
>
> Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.
>
> Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not just to those who are close to us but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judgment and quick to forgiveness; with patience, empathy, and love.
>
> AMEN!


Burns

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