Prayer

This last scroll is very in line with the gospel, and the way we should pray, the only difference being giving thanks before pleaing, and not just praying when we are in need. When Mandino explains that when he prays, he isn’t “calling to a servant to bring me food.” Just President Hinckley explained that God isn’t taking our order. My favorite line in this scroll is the second paragraph of his sample prayer, “I ask not for . . . opportunities equal to my ability; instead, guide me so that I may acquire ability equal to my opportunities.” The biggest thing my first two semesters of college have taught me is how little I know, and really how dumb I am. I am reliant on God for all my sustenance. I can’t do I without him. Opportunities will come, but without divine help, I will only be trampled by them. These opportunities will come sooner than later. And so I have learned that prayer and daily scriptures study should be as much a priority as eating. In order for me to achieve anything that has been discussed in these scrolls, I will need to give an honest effort, and then rely on divine grace to make up for what I lack “after all I can do.”