Bruce Almighty

[Bruce (Jim Carrey) had had the powers of God (Morgan Freeman), and despite all the power he could not make Grace, the woman he loves, love him. So God after a whole lot of mess is asking him to pray.]

I like showing this clip for two reasons.  First being Bruce shows us what it is to pray.  Prayer is meant to be about what moves us.  As God asks Bruce, what do you really care about?  God wants us to be happy, and he wants us to share with him what is on our heart.  He wants to here all of what it is...even if it ain't that pretty.  He can take it.

And second is Bruce shows what love is.  Love is willing the good of another.  Love requires sacrifice.   How can you claim you love something if when the rubber hits the road you put yourself in front of the beloved.  The whole point of falling in love, and loving another is that you will their good above your own.  This takes all sorts of different twists and turns in our life.  Sometimes the best, and loving thing that we can do for someone is to take ourselves out of the picture.  And even though often it is painful, love puts you at peace because you know it is the right thing to do.