As many of my readers know, I have an ongoing relationship with an inmates' prayer group at Clear Creek County Jail in Georgetown, Colorado. Tonight's offering is an expanded version of a prayer I wrote some time ago and which my friends at Clear Creek prayed this past week. Because the group includes Spanish speaking men, my assistant (ChatGPT) translates the materials I send each week. I was struck by the Spanish for "Deliver me, O Lord!" which is “¡Líbrame,
Señor!” In Spanish it's right up front: "Liberate me, Lord! Set me free! Release me!"
Deliver me, O Lord!
deliver me, O Lord!
From
dwelling on my troubles
and ignoring all my blessings:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
giving in to worries
and leaving hope behind:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
delaying, wasting too much time
and failing to move on:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
judging other people
while denying my own faults:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
giving up and giving in,
to things that only hurt me:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
telling lies and stories
when it’s hard to face the truth:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
all that keeps me locked up
in the prison of my heart:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
living in the shadows
and hiding from the light:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
“friends” who are not real friends,
who use me and forget me:
deliver
me, O Lord!
From
brooding on my failings
and not praying to succeed:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
all my broken promises
to
others and myself:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
drowning in self-pity
and refusing others’ help:
deliver me, O Lord!
From living
in my pipe dreams
and avoiding what is real:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
anything that holds me back
from trusting in your mercy:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
grudges and resentments
that weigh upon my mind:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
dwelling in the past,
now far beyond my reach:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
nagging doubts that keep me
from believing in your love:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
any sadness, grief or loss
that robs me of my joy:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
false accusations
and from unfair allegations:
deliver
me, O Lord!
From
cravings and temptations,
from compulsions and addictions:
deliver
me, O Lord!
From
presuming only bad news
and expecting nothing more:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
the melancholy blues
that sing a song within my soul:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
whatever blocks my way
when I’m following your path:
deliver me, O Lord!
From anything
that keeps me
from abiding in your grace:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
chasing my desires
while neglecting others’ needs:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
whatever blinds my vision
of the plans you have for me:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
thinking I can do it all
- and do it on my own:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
whatever curbs my will
and my courage to move on:
deliver me, O Lord!
From
all that works against me
when I try to do my best:
deliver me, O Lord!
From any
fear that keeps me
from the good that lies ahead:
deliver me, O Lord!
And
from me, myself and I
- when it’s ME who is the problem:
deliver me, O Lord!
Deliver me, O Lord!
Apart
from you, I’ll lose my way,
without your help I have no hope,
in
you alone I’ll find the peace
that pardons, heals and fills my soul…
Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake
and watch over me while I sleep
that awake, I might keep watch with you
and asleep rest in your peace...
Amen.
Deliver
me out of the sadness
Deliver me from all the madness
Deliver me, courage to guide me
Deliver me, Your strength inside me
All of my life I've been in hiding
Wishing there was someone just like You
Now that You're here
Now that I've found You
I know that You're the One to pull me
through
(2X)
O deliver me!
Jesus, Jesus how I trust You
How I've proved You o'er and o'er
Jesus, Jesus precious Jesus
Deliver me
Come pull me through
Come pull me through
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