Today Mackenzie Phillips was on The Talk, which most of you know, is my favorite show. In 2009 her book came out. It was her story of being abused by her father. She proceeded to tell that she worked very hard to tell her story, but she left a lot out to protect her brothers and sisters and numerous step mothers. Even though she knew they were going to basically disown her for writing the book, she desperately wanted to spare them as much as she could. She said, “When I was writing the book, I just prayed, everyday, that I’d come from a place of love, everyday.”
I love that prayer. If we pray that we “come from a place of love, everyday” how can we miss? That simple prayer could dispel anger, jealously, disappointment, and hurt that so often gets in the way of how we should truly think, speak, and act. We especially need this prayer on the days when we have to say the hard things – such as I’m sorry, you hurt my feelings, what you did made me feel…., I have to terminate your employment, I need some space from our relationship – all these are places we’ve all been before. Think back how differently those situations might have turned out if we had remembered to ask God to “let us come from a place of love” before we said our words. Even if things didn’t turn out any differently, maybe we would retain some peace out of praying such a beautiful, simple prayer before we spoke.
And so, as another day goes by, may I always “come from a place of love” when I speak, and …I have written.
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