a squirrel ate my prayer flags

So I have a few questions about that. Like, are the prayers still legit even though they worked their way through a squirrelly intestinal tract? If I put more up, will he eat those too? Have my prayers killed a rodent? Why is the squirrel eating fabric? What is it about those particular prayer flags that were so enticing?

Maybe my prayers were delicious. Maybe all prayers are food for something. Sometimes they are food for angels, for our beloved ancestors and sometimes they are food for squirrels. Either way, they are being recycled. Ashes to ashes, squirrel poop to the earth and all that.

Are prayers like secret birthday wishes? If I tell you them, maybe they won't come to fruition. Nah, secret-ish wishes and prayers don't lose power when shared. Surely they must become MORE powerful. In the spirit of Powerful Prayers, I will share mine. They were:

For our household to be happy and peaceful and safe.

For health for us and our loved ones.

For peace on earth.

So, a little lofty but prayers were never meant to be pedestrian. And while there are going to be moments when the household is not happy or peaceful (because we are human), when health wavers (because we are HUMAN!) and when peace on earth only comes in pockets (alas, because we are still human) it's actually in the intention where the true power remains.

Intention is the soul's prerogative. It's the way that it wants to live.

(um, is anybody else FLOORED that prerogative actually has another 'r'? Geez. It's possible this expert's mind still has things to learn. Obvs.)