WHAT A PRAYER IS

AND A PRAYER

REENA TOLD US IN CLASS ON THURSDAY THAT

EITHER ANNE LAMOTT OR ARTHUR WASKOW

SAID THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF PRAYERS: PLEASE, THANKS, AND WOW.

PLEASE

DEAR NON-GOD WHO IS SOMEHOW THERE MAYBE IN THE FORM

OF A BEAUTIFUL BIRD PLEASE HELP THIS CRAZY WORLD SO FULL

OF IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEMS. I DON’T HAVE TO GIVE YOU THE BIG LIST

BECAUSE I’M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

THANKS

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THIS JULY 24 WHICH

IS GORGEOUS AND NOT RAINING FOR ONCE AND WE STILL HAVE

SIX MORE WEEKS OF SUMMER.

WOW

I WISH I HAD THE VERBAL SKILLS TO DESCRIBE HOW AMAZING

THIS LIFE CAN BE. NOT JUST THE MOON THE LAST FEW DAYS OR

ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SAY THINGS YOU COULD NEVER PREDICT

(SOME YOU CAN) BUT SO MUCH CAN BE REALLY AND TRULY WONDERFUL

IN SPITE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND US

EVERY SINGLE DAY.