8/20/10

A prayer for freedom in my heart


Sunny Depression by Yoko

I'm sharing today a prayer I wrote about 10 years ago when I volunteered once a month at the Essex County House of Correction in Middleton, MA. One needn't live behind bars to pray these words, we all have prisons, sometimes of our own making...

A Prayer For Freedom In My Heart

Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
when I feel locked up, locked in and locked down.

Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
when I'm walled in by loneliness.

Give me freedom in my heart , Lord,
when I feel imprisoned by my past.

Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
when anxiety holds me a prisoner of fear.

Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
when I'm confined by days and nights
that pass too slowly.

Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
so that I can accept your word,
your forgiveness, your peace and your love.

Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
so that I can share with others
what you've given me.

Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
so that I can become the person
you made me to be.

Give me freedom in my heart, Lord,
so that I can thank and praise you
for all you've given me
and for all you promise me.

Amen.


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3 comments:

  1. Beautiful poem and words that I so can identify with.

    Blessings,
    Debra

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  2. Mind if I borrow this and make it available to the folks at the jail and those who minister with them? With appropriate credit, of course.

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  3. I'd be grateful if you did, Shannon!

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