NIGHT PRAYER: Tuesday 11/16

Just after dinner this evening 

I was folding my laundry 

and here's what came to my mind, Lord...

 

How grateful I am for the dinner I had:

    tasty, nutritious food

    and more than enough

    so there's some left for lunch tomorrow...

 

How grateful I am for the clothes I wear:

    well made, good fabric, 

    nice colors that match and contrast...

 

How grateful I am to live in a house

    that's safe and warm and clean,

    with laundry machines in the basement

    and plenty of Tide and a box of Bounce

    to ensure that I sleep on soft sheets...

 

How grateful I am to have a bureau and closet

    to store my freshly folded things

    and an extra closet where neatly hung

    is my summer wardrobe, 

    just waiting for spring...

My laundry has taught me a lesson, Lord:

    I'm awash in the bounty of all that, I have,

    so much, too much of so many fine things

    and more than I need in this world of ours

    where so many have so much less,

    where so many have nothing at all...

The giving season's upon us, Lord:

    grant me a grateful and generous spirit

    to share with others what's been given to me,

    to provide for others as I've been supplied,

    to give 'til I feel at least a pinch

    of what it means to be without,

    of what it means to go without, 

    to truly need what I truly need

    and be grateful just for that...

 

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. 

 

Prayer for Generosity by Jandi Arboleda

 

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