Sunday, August 10, 2014

Donut Prayers and Donut Days


I once heard of someone accidentally walking into the room where a modern day prophet was praying and heard the prophet laughing during his prayer.  When asked why he was laughing, the prophet remarked that he was telling God about a joke he'd heard that day and thought was hilarious.

While I've never shared any of my favorite jokes while praying, I do pray about donuts...A lot, actually.

It all comes back to a little story that I heard a college friend share in church.  After going through some challenging times, she finally blurted in one of her morning prayers, "I really want a donut today.  I just want a donut."  To her great surprise, she got her donut that day.  There was a giant box of donuts waiting for her in a meeting that she dutifully attended later in the day. 

My friend explained that she knew those donuts were a testimony that Heavenly Father was listening to her prayers and understood just what would cheer her up.

Since hearing that story, I sometimes find myself thinking and figuratively expressing in my prayers, I wouldn't mind if today was a donut day.  I could even go for some chocolate icing and sprinkles.



A lot of days, even though that's the desire of my heart, it's not a donut day.  If I got a donut day every day, every week, or every month, would I really be delighted for a donut day?  Probably not.

It's true that sometimes donut days feel few and far between, but Heavenly Father knows the perfect timing for a donut day.  I'm glad that He knows when I've had enough saltine cracker days and tart grapefruit days to really be able to savor a sweet donut day.  

The scriptures teach that we are better able to prize the good because we taste and experience the bitter.  I affirm that we should not doubt that God loves us just because every day isn't a donut day.  Sometimes donut days don't come when we ask for them, but they always come.  ALWAYS.  KEEP PRAYING.  HE HEARS!

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