just minishorts.

i don't always do prayers online
i think they're over rated
and always i try to punctuate properly
just that now i think its a little more convenient
to just type off the top of my head
i want to start off with the famous serenity prayer
one that transcents all religions
… u don't have to be christian to say this one

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him
Forever and ever in the next.

and then i want to dedicate a few simple wishes
that i hope god is mighty enough to listen
i believe he listens
i pray for understanding amongst our difference
and a love that transcends our colours
i pray mostly for those who claim to love this man called jesus
that they'll love people for who they are
whether they're buddhist, islam, hindu, ba'hai or anything
it doesn't really matter - we're all called to love each other
i pray for unconditionalism
that we're able to stop being believers of convenience
i pray for people to enjoy giving
i pray that people will learn to forgive great people who make mistakes
i pray that we can start to forgive murderers
and rapists and killers
or corrupt politicians who throw off country's legal systems
because sometimes i think
if we can't even forgive each other
you think we can forgive god for allowing cyclones and earthquakes upon the earth?

i think everything happens for a reason
a disaster should not happen so that we can complain or boast of how god loves the living more
it should happen so that the living can be given the opportunity to show the world
how we can love each other

so love each other we will

i pray that christians will stop obsessing with heaven
and start to live in this world
start to make a difference
and be christ to the people who need us