The other day I mention to someone, in
the course of a conversation, that I pray every day and they said “I didn’t
know you were religious”
I’m not religious.
I’m not religious because religion is
belief in someone else’s version of spirituality. I try, and please note that I
used the try, to be a spiritual person, meaning I’m developing my own experience
with God.
So I pray. And so question is then,
what have I gained from taking a few moments to pray, which means stopping to
examine my daily life and speak to God?
Actually, I haven’t gained anything
from it. I mean nothing, tangible. But
I’ll tell you what I’ve lost from prayer. I’ve lost my perpetual anger that has
ruined so much of my life, I’ve lost my hostility over being born poor, I’ve lost
the sense of being alone in the world….I’ve lost a lot and I’m a better man for
it.
