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Dear God, Caterpillars are gross. Butterflies are beautiful. I see what you did there. Love, Me — Bunmi Laditan, Dear God Dear God…  by Bunmi Laditan, from Dear God   Editor's note: Former homeless teen Bunmi Laditan is deeply honest with God. She's funny and poignant. In these often short and sweet, funny, heart-felt, sometimes sad or angry prayers you'll feel like you've met a friend who gets it.   Have you seen her appearance on Today with Hoda & Jenna? -- video link below and on our blog! Dear God,  I know you do a lot. They say you hold the atmosphere together with your hands and command the sun to rise each morning. You know what I'd trade for all of that? Knowing without a doubt that you care. Drop the atmosphere and hold me.  Me     *    Dear God,  Why did you make spiders? Were you mad? Did you think they were cute with all those legs? I respect you, but I don't think spiders were your best work. Unless you wanted us to live in fear, in which case, I say, "Mission accomplished."   Love,   Me    *    Dear God,  This broken, bloody world, my broken, bloody life. Is this your masterpiece? Are our tears and bones your mediums? How can I pretend you care about me in a world where innocents suffer? How can I pretend to matter? You don't know how badly I crave your attention, or maybe you do. I hate it here.  Love,  Me    *    Dear God,  Why can't butter be healthy? Are mushrooms really even food? Why didn't you make seedless pomegranates? You know we'd love that. It's like a puzzle. Isn't life hard enough? Why is the mango seed so big? Like, really big? It easily takes up half the mango. Is there a lesson in that?  Like, for every mango in life, is there a big seed? Sorry, I'm hungry.  Love,  Me    *    Dear God,  I decided not to believe in you. I was upset. Devastated, actually. Tired of feeling like I'm speaking into empty air. But that's not true. I can feel you almost all the time. I was tired of being in pain. You could have rescued me if you wanted to, but you didn't. That made me so sad. And angry. So I renounced you in my soul and turned my back. For three solid hours.  Did you miss me? I'm still kind of mad.  Me    *    Dear God,  Thank you for  good hugs  cups of tea  bonfires  the sound of rain  the kind of laughter that only gets more intense when you  try to stop brick walls good graffiti  strangers with kind eyes  strangers who don't look at you when you're crying in public quiet, deep people  loud, animated people  responsible people  messy people (Hi)  my bed  untouched snow  hoodies  buttered popcorn  crisp apples  iced coffee  fresh doughnuts  socks of all kinds  olive oil  distressed wood blankets  Me    *    Dear God,  Assuming I get to heaven, I don't want neighbors.  Me    *    Dear God,  Forgiving someone who isn't sorry feels like washing a car that isn't mine. Why should I do it? Because you forgive me over and over? You're literally God though. I'm a trash human. Please help me forgive. If only because the anger is slowly but surely choking me.  Me    *    Dear God,  Why do you hide? Is it because you want me to seek? I'm tired. And lost. And tired. Come out.  Love,  Me    *    Dear God,  Caterpillars are gross. Butterflies are beautiful. I see what you did there.  Love,  Me    *    Dear God,  You saved me. You've saved me more than once, and I don't know why. I go back and forth between gratitude and sadness. The pain could've been over, but it would have just begun — like the worst baton pass of all time — for the ones I love the most. So I'm here. Why me? There have been so many others you didn't save, whose souls you didn't give another chance, so why me?  A blanket of thankfulness and nothingness is draped over me. Nothing feels right. You brought me back, but where are you? I'm alone.  Me    *    Dear God,  I can feel your compassion surrounding me. In these moments when I feel your gentle eye on me, I know you're my father, and I'm not afraid. Stay.  Me  Excerpted with permission from Dear God by Bunmi Laditan, copyright Bunmi Laditan.  Your Turn   These prayers are so honest and simple. Sometimes, we make prayer too complicated. We don't say what we mean, we try to keep secrets from God as if that's possible. He already knows, so just tell Him about it. Let's commit today to start speaking to Him about everything we're thinking about and ask Him for a new nearness, a new sweetness. We need Him!  Watch Bunmi on Today with Hoda & Jenna   WATCH NOW Share this devotion with someone who needs it today. #1 Bestseller in Prayer   Save 40% off a fan favorite...   Dear God: Honest Prayers to a God Who Listens by Bunmi Laditan   Dear God is a poignant collection of funny, often heartbreaking, and deeply insightful letters to God that bravely share the emotions we all feel as we grapple with this broken world and search for divine love.  Hardcover, Regular: $24.99 Sale Price: $14.99 (40% off) eBook price: $12.99 + free U.S. shipping* on orders $30 or more SHOP NOW With the same gutsy and poetic honesty that charmed readers around the world, Bunmi now shares prayers and poems that chart her faith journey toward reconnecting with the God she loved, lost, and realized had never left her side even while she wandered. These candid fieldnotes will stir your heart and make you laugh out loud with Bunmi's self-aware humor and profound insight into the spiritual journey we're all trying to navigate.    Join Bunmi as she journeys through emotions we all experience--doubt, anger, joy, desperation, love, loneliness, and gratefulness. Wittingly fresh and stunningly relatable, she exquisitely names our fears, voices our painful questions, and bravely says what we're all thinking anyway in our prayerful wrestling with God.    For those who find themselves thirsting for something more, those who seek to reconnect with God, or those who really don't know what they believe but appreciate a good word, this poignant collection of prayers is a strengthening reminder that the same Love that rises and sets the sun cares for you with particular affection.   Learn More and Save   *Sale prices valid through 6/30/2021, excluding eBooks.  eBooks purchases are fulfilled by our partner, Glose.  Free U.S. shipping on orders over $30 valid, excluding Alaska and Hawaii

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