Originally written August 28, 2009

Good morning!

The rain is falling this morning and they are playing Michael Jackson like crazy on the radio so I couldn’t be happier for a Friday! Yes, if you can imagine, I have a huge smile on my face! J

So I was thinking maybe a week ago about some of my prayers over the years (I know only 33, but hey…it seems like a lot to me at least) and how God has answered them. Some have been answered in ways I did not imagine and some have been answered in ways maybe I did not want them to be. For example, I remember talking to God about the fact that there were only two of us, my sister and I if something happened to my parents. This prayer was not really a prayer asking for some help but just thoughts sent to him in my conversation with him. Most of you know I my youngest sister Janay was born the year following the passing of my grandfather. Other examples include listening to my friends singing in middle school and wishing I could be blessed with a voice as wonderful as theirs. While I won’t claim to be a song bird I have discovered my voice and have tried to uphold my end of that prayer by singing his praises which I did at New West Side, Dexter and hopefully at Triumph. So I’ve given two examples of prayers He has answered and how they’ve played out which isn’t a lot compared to how often we talk. But the point of my email was to share the prayer I’ve prayed for at least 10 years and how I now realize that it is being answered and playing out in my life.

I’ve been asking for wisdom. Wisdom to make better choices and decisions. Wisdom to know when something is not mean for me. Wisdom to help others who come to me for advice. Wisdom to just know better and do better. Well guess what I discovered last week? That you don’t get wisdom from just reading books or listening to your elders. You have to go through things, you have to have something to relate to when people talk to you about things going on in their life. Wow. That may have seemed obvious to others but not so much to me. Which is probably why I had been praying a prayer for wisdom because I knew there was so much more to life that I had no idea about. Well, I will leave you with this note without going into too much detail about what I’ve been going through…God hears all of your prayers and doesn’t take any of them lightly. You may whisper something from your heart to His ears and leave it with him never giving it another thought. But He is working on your prayer and will deliver it on time.

Peace, Detroit Luv & Soooooul!