I made a Southern favorite casserole, Poppy Seed Chicken. Just the thought of it makes my mouth water with the sour cream, ooey gooey cheese and the crispy buttered bread crumbs on top... Crispy! I've got to Pre-heat the oven.
I pushed the oven buttons and nothing happened. I tried several times and still nothing. I've used this oven before so it should work. I tried some different configurations: pushing bake first, then start and vice versa. I was starting to think I'd have to cook the casserole in the microwave with soggy breadcrumbs.
Then I thought to say a prayer. I pushed the bake button again and it lit up. I was able to bake my casserole for a crispy top.
I thought about this experience and the many other similar experiences when I prayed to find something lost or to open a stuck zipper. When I pray to find something lost, I immediately feel drawn to the object's hiding place. After I pray with stuck zippers (tent, purse...), the zippers open like butter melts on a hot knife.
For me, these experiences help me believe that someone or something out there is watching out for me, listening to me and helping me. These experiences are comforting to me and faith-promoting. I've had a crisis of belief but my blog posts remind me that something supernatural has helped me many times. I just have to ask for help.
If you ever feel alone in the multiverse, I can assure you, youre not. Try the experiment of prayer and see. I'm thankful for my magical oven, which apparently runs on prayer.
