Copyright 2007 by Kate Westover

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Praying for New Orleans is not just a story. Its message is that praying is not just a spiritual activity. Uniting our will with the will of an all loving power requires the full involvement of each part of our selves. But this message of Love is easily forgotten, even if we read books that give us insights into Its divine mysteries.

To help us stay committed, most of us need to rely on a cheat sheet, a prayer guide to keep in our pockets, or by our bedside, or on our desk, for ready reference. So that years after New Orleans has been re-built, and the characters in its story are all long forgotten, its lessons stay with us.

Lessons are best learned, many teachers will tell you, when the student is forced to answer a series of questions. The answers in time become automatic. The questions and answers that fit onto one single page can help us to develop the spiritual discipline required in structured prayer. When combined with the picture of Love’s triangle, this “Pilgrim’s Prayer Path” shows us that our prayers are not empty words, but help us to become part of Love’s eternal flow throughout our world.

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