When I was listening to a program on EWTN radio this morning before mass, the hostess asked the following question.
When God answers your prayers, do you spend as much time thanking Him in your thanksgiving as you did in petition? It really is a good question. Some of us can spend years in prayer waiting for a petition to be answered, and when the answer to our petition is YES, do we spend years in giving thanks? Even if God's answer is a clear NO, do we thank Him for His answer anyway? And with the same fervor?
Early in January, a very faithful little girl decided she wanted a pony for Christmas (don't they all?) So she prayed every day, all day, almost a full year, right up until Christmas morning knowing that God would answer her prayers. She got a lot of great gifts for Christmas that morning, but no pony. When she was asked to say the grace at Christmas dinner, she thanked God for answering all of her prayers. Her uncle was taken aback. "You didn't get your pony! Why are you thanking God for answering your prayer?" he asked her. She replied "I guess the answer was NO!"
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