Classmate Response 2/13/11

Does prayer work? I’d say yes; but I’m not you, I don’t know what you asked for or what you're going through. Getting the opposite sucks—that almost feels worse than not getting anything at all. I don’t know if you’re really familiar with the Bible, but it does say that when you ask for something, you should believe that you’ll receive it. It also says that “God works all things together for the good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose”. Maybe one day you’ll look back on that prayer and be like “whoah I’m so glad I didn’t get THAT now.” I don’t know if you’re familiar with the book of the Bible, Psalms. Most of them are written by King David (you know, David and Goliath) and in some of them, he pours out his anger to God; and it’s some crazy beautiful poetry in my opinion. Every time David becomes angry or feels abandoned by God and writes about it his heart changes; by the end David usually ends up writing some praises. Reading these psalms makes me think that by writing, David was able to blow off some steam and not blame God for his troubles. He eventually finds God through these poems when he feels abandoned. I don’t know what you believe about all of this, but I think it’s really cool that you wrote a little of your anger and I encourage you to keep it up because who knows what you'll find when you're finished your piece? Even if you aren’t writing beautiful work while you vent, I think it will help you feel better! And eventually some beauty and hope might spring from your anger. Good luck to you