Singleness, joy and prayer

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Tags: Faith, Singleness

Date: 27 December 2009 15:29:11

Often Christmas is a time where everything around us tells that being single, should equal being unhappy, it’s all about being in the “perfect” couple. Just watch a few Christmas movies, and this will be re-enforced. I was reflecting on this today, when I realised how much I had enjoyed Christmas because I am single, which is a view that is not often put forward. I was able to chose what I did and didn’t want to do. I didn’t have to visit anyone else’s annoying friends or relatives. Christmas day I spent with fabulous friends, but was able to have time in the evening to just chill out. Boxing day I got some college work done, and there was no one to moan that it wasn’t a very Christmasie thing to do, and in the evening I spent time with my friend and her family. I guess that I would sum this Christmas up as the year that I enjoyed because there was no pressure to make it perfect, or do what others want.

While I have been enjoying Christmas I have been reminded that this isn’t the case for all. Studying how war effects development and vice versa on Boxing days, ensured that I kept Christmas joy in perspective. I was reminded yet again about how complicated situations are. That the only perfect answer requires a change of heart, by all. This I believe will only begin in this world through prayer, until Jesus returns this world will not be perfect but we can act in a way that will make it slightly better, and most importantly we can pray, because prayer really can change things. I therefor am making an early new year aim (I don’t like the word resolution) to blog about once a week about a situation which needs prayer but isn’t making the headlines.