Short story: Prayer of the heart, connects us to God, whereas prayer of the mind disconnects us, when we stay in our mind alone

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John Staurton, was a religious person, who loved to pray to God. John liked to pray outside, and as there was bushland, pretty well next to where he lived, he would make the ten minute walk there, and sit on the ground, leaning against a large tree, and pray. John was hoping that from all of his prayers to God, God would actually talk back to him, one day. One day, John was again seated at his favourite tree, praying to God, when he felt someone tapping him on his shoulder. John's eyes were closed as he prayed, so he could not see who this was, without his opening his eyes. Then, he heard a voice both inside his head, and outside his head too, telling him to open his eyes, and to greet this stranger. John opened his eyes, but there was nobody there. John looked at a twig on the ground next to him, and he laughed to himself softly. It must have been that branch falling onto his shoulder, which made him think that somebody was tapping him on his shoulder. John went back to praying, and after a good ten minutes more, John felt somebody this time, shaking him by both shoulders. "This could not be twigs this time," he thought to himself, as he opened his eyes again, only to see that nobody was there again this time too. What John did not know was that he had had a heart attack, and died, while leaning against that tree. It was his time to be called home to God. This was God shaking him, and tapping him, on his shoulder. John did not need to wait for God to answer him during a prayer; here was God come to get him at his death. God is always nearby us, and we should trust his nearness, whether he answers us verbally, or not. Here, God came to collect John's soul, at his death, but John, not aware of his death, could not see God yet, with his soul eyes. He was still in his mind, which takes an amount of time to dissolve itself when we die. John eventually saw God there, as God, reached into John and disconnected him from his mind, and so his soul eyes saw God, and so he went with God, into the next phase of his soul's life, in Heaven. Prayer can open our soul eyes to see God right now, and we do not need to wait until our death to do so. In some prayers, we need less of our mind talking, and more of our soul listening, and then we will hear God, as he whispers his truths to us, during our prayer sessions with him. To truly listen, we need faith of the heart, not faith of our mind alone. Real love can only ever come from our heart too, and never can it come as a thought from our mind. Love is an energy in action, not a thought, being thought. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com John loved the trees in the forest nearby, but sometimes, he could not see the wood for the trees. We must love, as well as see. Loving allows us to see more than our mind alone, ever can do so.