Pause for Prayer: TUESDAY 5/5

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Sometimes when I pray, Lord,

I imagine sitting next to you

on a park bench, on a warm day,

a grassy carpet at my feet...

Sometimes we just sit there, 
you and I, just the two of us,

in a moment made holy

by the silence we share...

Or I pour out my heart to you
and share my cares and worries

while you listen 
and gently wipe away my tears...

Sometimes I savor memories 
of former, joyful, peaceful times,

held deep within my heart,
stored up for harder days...

Sometimes I wait and listen, 
(oh, how I listen!)
for a word that you might whisper

right from your heart to my own...

And sometimes I hear nothing 

save the silence of your presence
and often, though not always, Lord, 
that's word enough for me...

I never have to wait for you:

you're always at our bench,
waiting there for me

and for all my heart may hold...

You're never in a hurry, Lord,
you're always pleased to stay 

and pass the time for just as long

as I may need or want...

And you listen, Lord,

while birds chirp in the trees,

you listen oh-so-closely when my silence

is the only prayer I make... 

You listen close with all your heart

to every prayer that's mine:

you hear my words, my silence, too,

and that makes all the difference...

Sometimes when I pray

I imagine sitting next to you

on a park bench, on a warm day,

a grassy carpet at my feet...

It's time to talk today, Lord.
I'll meet you at our bench!

Amen.

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