Letter 14

Dear Shay -

My neighbor across the street had put his cat out when he got a dog. I felt sorry for the cat and began to feed it. After a few weeks I decided to take it in. By the third day, he began making wrecks throughout my home. Being very demanding and wanting constant attention, when I was busy doing something, he'd get busy destroying whatever was closest. I put him outside a couple of hours ago. I feel awful. I was thanking God for this new companion, and now I feel like a failure. I'm afraid God might be angry. I already told Him I was sorry, I should've known better, but I still feel bad. Could you speak with Him?

I could speak to him for you, but that would not be nearly as effective as you doing it yourself. However, I'm well aware that a lot of people aren't properly versed in the art of prayer. So, for you and for everyone else that feels like their communication with God is lacking, I'm going to outline a few pointers on deep prayer to God.

There are two ways to pray to God. The first way is to ask for God's love and forgiveness. The second way is to pray for someone else who needs God's love and forgiveness. Both ways are equally important because everybody needs God's love, not just you. We give love to God by praying for ourselves and other people. All God wants is for us to love each other, because, as his children, when we love each other, we are loving the one who created us, our Father/Mother.

Directions on Deep Prayer to God

1.Do it alone. Praying with other people is fun sometimes, but to really concentrate and get in to the prayer, it is best done by yourself.

2.Do it in a dark and quiet room, preferably while lying in bed. Comfort is very important. Make sure you will not be interrupted.

3.Set up your prayer. Go through a quick list in your head of what you want your prayer to accomplish.

4.Begin radiating love. Think of people you love and imagine giving them hugs.

5.Pick a countdown number and starting counting down. For myself, I find that the highest I can go is 500, your threshold may be lower or higher. If you're doing this for the first time, pick a low number, like 20. Count down from it, but realize that the countdown is not a time thing, its a progression tool. Its to keep you focused on your goal and keep you concentrating on the prayer.

6.While you are counting down, focus on light. Words are completely unnecessary at this point. The only thing you should be thinking of is the light and the positive loving feeling you're both giving and receiving from the prayer.

7.Relax. Relax to the point where counting down from one number to the next seems to take all of your energy out of you.

8.When you get to 1, stop. Ask your guardian angel to swiftly deliver your prayer to God. YOU'RE DONE! :)

I've found that praying in this manner can have a profound effect on your life. In fact, I wouldn't recommend doing it more than once a day. And the higher number you start at, the more powerful the prayer will be, but that is also how much energy it will take to actually complete the prayer. So be careful not to expend too much energy on one prayer. I've only done 500 counts TWICE, each time the prayer drastically altered my life immediately. I usually only do quick 5 counts before I go to bed, but sometimes I'll find things that deserve more attention, so I'll do 10 or 20 counts.

UNDERSTAND THIS - This is *communicating with God* at its best. If you do these types of prayers correctly, and when I say correctly I really only mean that you are following my directions and are sincere in your efforts, then you WILL NOTICE A CHANGE.

The change you'll notice? Its always the same thing. ALWAYS the same thing. A GIFT OF LOVE FROM GOD!!! Cherish it, because love is the TRUE POWER in this world. The people that are happy are the ones that give love and receive love, day in and day out.

Love and Prayers, Shay