{"id":2795,"date":"2011-09-21T09:54:30","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T13:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2011-09-21T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T14:46:03","slug":"how-to-pray-the-pounds-awa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/09\/how-to-pray-the-pounds-awa.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Pray Away the Pounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When I was a little girl, say 7 years old or so, I often visited the convent of Our Lady of the Snows in Blue Point, Long Island.<\/p>\n

My father was a \u2018druggist\u2019 (old school name for pharmacist), and my mother and I were his \u2018delivery girls,\u2019 making drug runs to the nuns whenever needed.<\/p>\n

In addition, my friend\u2019s father was the groundskeeper. Imagine! We had special access to the convent\u2019s grounds, which were peppered with statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A special privilege, indeed!<\/p>\n

I kneeled at the feet of the Virgin Mother and prayed to wake up naturally thin.<\/p>\n

My son says, \u201cSee Mom, your prayers were answered. Maybe four decades later, but still, today you woke up thin.\u201d Cute kid, no?<\/p>\n

I understand the pull, the desire, the craving, if you will – to mysteriously wake up naturally thin – for \u2018this\u2019 being a non-topic.<\/p>\n

But that was not the case, nor is it the case now.<\/p>\n

Sometimes we need to accept the reality of a situation and instead of praying for it to simply vanish into thin air (ha!), we are better served to pray for guidance, for strength, for healthy choices \u2026 for wisdom.<\/p>\n

How and what do you pray for?<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing!
\n
\nJanice
\nwise * fun * utterly useful<\/em><\/p>\n

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