1. Write a blog post inspired by the word: fly
I prayed everyday for the power to fly.
I was such a devout little Catholic girl. I knew if I prayed furiously, on my knees, rosary in hand…my prayers would be rewarded because that’s what I was taught.
My prayer was to fly, responsibly of course. I needed wings to get to heaven. There was no other way.
I promised to avoid airplanes. I promised I wouldn’t let anyone see me fly so as to avoid causing the evil sin of jealousy to creep inside their hearts.
I cried my prayers into my pillow each night. Surely He could bring me to heaven even for just one visit!
I wrote a letter and tossed it off the side of the deck. It would fly to heaven on the wings of angels and God would see there was a little girl down here that needed to fly.
Time passed and still no wings.
Were they invisible? Perhaps my prayer had been granted in secret.
I climbed onto the patio chair and faced the sky.
I jumped!
Again…and again…and again…for nothing.
I had prayed for my Dad to be cured and I was not rewarded. And now I would not be granted visitation rights. I clenched my teeth at this hard new reality.
Years later at church, Pat watched me bristle when the pastor asked us to bow our heads and spoke about rewards for those who pray.
“What’s your problem?” he drilled me on the ride back home. “Why don’t you believe in prayer?”
I didn’t tell him it’s because I can’t fly.
“They teach prayer wrong.” I say and I swallow that girl back down.
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The Prompts:
1. Write a blog post inspired by the word: fly
2. Tell us about a crush you had when you were younger.
3. Write about a memorable Valentine’s Day.
4. Tell us about the last nice thing somebody did for you.
5. Write about your proposal.
John Holton says
Top row, in the middle?
Robert Schuller once said that God answers all prayers, and more often than not he says “no.” I should know: I keep praying for the ability to travel in time. So far, the closest I’ve come is closing my eyes for a minute and waking up an hour later.. If I could fall asleep and wake up an hour earlier, that’d be great…
I almost jumped off the front porch when I was seven. I tied a towel around my neck, like a cape, thinking if I looked like Superman, I’d fly like him. Fortunately, Mom stopped me before I followed through with it.