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I wrote this prayer 10 years ago and have published several versions of it since then. I'm bringing it back today because I know a number of folks who feel overwhelmed, submerged in their problems. As I've noted several times in the last week - if this isn't how you feel today, please pray for those who will find themselves in these words...
Lord, sometimes I feel like I'm drowning:
drowning in my work and
responsibilities,
in my fears and anxiety,
in my worries, doubts and troubles…
drowning in my loss, my loneliness
and grief,
in my self and in my passions,
in my confusion and my
foolishness…
drowning in my failures and sins,
in my hopelessness and sorrow...
When I feel like I'm drowning, Lord...
remind me that you're always
there:
that you see me in the depths,
that you reach down and take my
hand
to draw me up and out
until I break the surface
and your Spirit breathes in me
until I breathe again in hope
to live another day...
Remind me, Lord,
that you walk on my life's waters
and you will not let me perish:
that you rescue me and pull me
from the depths where I am sinking,
that you save me from myself...
Remind me, Lord, that you'll never forget me,
never abandon me,
never abandon me,
never let me slip beyond your grasp
that your hand will hold me
fast
and pull me free of danger
'til I rest, secure and
safe,
in you, my Lord, my Savior...
Amen.
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