Love, prayer, and forgiveness are uniquely human resources. What makes them extraordinary is their powerful strengths you can always draw on.
Love, Prayer, and Forgiveness: Three Powerful Resources
Sometimes, love, prayer, and forgiveness are far from your thoughts. Besides, it’s often tough to find what you need. If you’re feeling stressed, you want relief. If you’re tired, you need sleep. Hunger makes you think about satisfying that need.
What about looking for resources when you’re stretched thin, emotionally depleted, overworked, underappreciated, and out of time and energy?
“Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.”
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.You have reserves to draw on, though you might not know them. These three are love, prayer, and forgiveness. And they are mighty indeed.
Love’s Extraordinary Power
When you need a friend the most, turn first to yourself. You know yourself best, and you should love yourself more than anyone. However, do not confuse self-love with selfishness. When you love yourself, you’re praising your goodness, strengths, talents, compassion, and wisdom—all the things that make you who you are.
Where Prayer Fits
But prayer provides a spiritual lift when self-love doesn’t quite do the job. Whether you pray to a designated deity or utter a personal mantra doesn’t matter. Prayer’s net effect is that it takes away current troubles and allows you to find calm. That may be all you need to summon your other reserves and resources.
Take Advantage of the Power of Forgiveness
If you’ve beaten yourself up and feel dejected, disheartened, disillusioned, and despairing, give yourself the gift of forgiveness. Similarly, be willing to forgive others to get on with your life and erase the burden of continuing to carry your negative emotions.
Love, Prayer, and Forgiveness are Always Available
The best part about love, prayer, and forgiveness resources is that you always have them available. They never go out of fashion, become extinct, or lose value. Treasure them and use them freely, for they will always nourish and sustain you.