Me Thinks

Excerpts from an article titled, "The Power of Prayer":

When we received the terminal diagnosis from the doctors, 

I remember driving back with my husband, who said, 

"Doctors can't do anything, but we serve a powerful God; let's beseech him."  

When seeking healing for their son, their praying began a very long 

process to understand what it means to pray in faith when truly 

there's nothing on earth that can be done.

In the beginning, we would pray that she would get better, 

then we prayed for the wisdom or her doctors, and then for her to handle 

the treatments well.  As the illness progressed, we prayed for different things, for strength and endurance.

Gods not against medicine.  Sometimes, God will speak to you about a 

certain visit to a doctor.  When we pray, we're praying to God but also listening for direction.

Prayer isn't about getting what you want.  I know we approach it that way, but I think God was doing something in my heart as I was asking him to 

heal my son; he was drawing me into a deeper relationship with him.  

I sensed his presence and his love in a profound way.

(The above quotes are from various individuals.  The article was published on Saturday, March 7, 2015, Deseret News, Mark Kellner)

I love parts of the last paragraph--"God was doing something in my heart...he was drawing me into a deeper relationship with him.  I sensed his presence and his love in a profound way."  

Sometimes I wonder when and if my prayers will be answered in the way that I would like, and often I wait and wait for a reply, but I know that my prayers are always heard.  When I pray about something that is very meaningful to me and for an extended period of time, I do feel that my heart is changed and I feel close to Heavenly Father.