At One Time the healing of a particular situation in my life took longer than expected. I prayed for three years before the trouble yielded. That is how long it took me to begin to learn the true meaning of reflection!
I was on a committee of a voluntary organization. We were a terrific team and worked very well together. We raised a lot of money for this charitable institution. Then one day the harmony and unity of our organization were rocked when a new member joined us. Suddenly it all turned into a cutthroat, competitive situation where human will was rife. We became disillusioned. We were no longer working as a team but were pulling in all different directions. I began to resent the pushiness and what I saw as vulgarity of this new team member. She expressed everything I found distasteful and offensive. It was no longer a joy to be a part of this organization, although I was committed to the term for which I had enlisted to serve. I dreaded the meetings and resented the fact that my peace of mind was disturbed. This is when I decided to handle this problem through prayer.
The first need was to get a clearer picture of what man really is. I had learned through my study of the Bible that God made man in His own image. So would I try through prayer to change that image, to somehow alter the reflection because that person didn't fit in with what I thought a reflection ought to be like? To answer that question properly, another one would have to be considered: Can a reflection be what its origin isn't? No, was the sure answer. My prayer and reasoning had to be in accord with what God was being and doing, since God is the only creator. I learned that in order to see more clearly the laws of God in operation, I had to start from the standpoint of perfection, from the standpoint of what God truly is and has created. I had to go back to the origin of the reflection and start from there.
