Happy Spring everyone! We are into the final week of our move countdown, and the house is torn up, cupboards mostly empty, boxes in various stages of packing everywhere. Found a home for my birds and most of my plants, and discovered that making decisions on what to keep and what I can give up is very tiring, LOL.

Meanwhile, I'm relying rather heavily on prayer to help me survive this upheaval in my surroundings. This practice is not natural to me, as I have always been what was referred to in the 1970s as a Control Freak. Sitting still, letting go and letting God are things I'm still learning how to do. :)

The latest articles from the Baha'i site at BellaOnline.com give a brief exploration of prayer in the Bahá'í Faith and how I'm trying to use prayer to deal with what feels like daily unexpected changes in my plans.

* Prayer in the Bahá'í Faith
A brief introduction to Bahá'í prayers and how they are used within the Faith.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34509.asp

* How Bahá'í Prayers Helped Me Cope
Personal experience learning to use prayer to survive the tragedy of my grandson's sudden death.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art30141.asp

Visit bahai.bellaonline.com for more about the Baha'i Faith.

Do share how prayer has helped you deal with the changes and chances of daily living in the community forum located here -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=321

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message -- but it's possible that I may be a little distracted in the coming week. :) I do thrive on your feedback, however!

Cheryll Schuette, Baha'i Editor
http://bahai.bellaonline.com

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