6/13/26

Pause for Prayer: SATURDAY 6/13

 
I wrote this prayer about a year ago but recently reworked it for a group of men in prison who gather each week to pray together...  I thought we might all find it helpful, whatever may be the realities that incarcerate our spirits, our freedom, our lives...
 
In my prayer, Lord,
    you hold me in your arms…

  

In my prayer,

   my heart beats one with yours…

 

In my prayer,

   you call me by my name…

 

In my prayer, Lord, I find a place

   to find my peace in you...

 

In my prayer, Lord,

   I find home…

 

In my prayer, 

   the mask comes off my face…

 

In my prayer,

   I lose myself in you…

 

In my prayer,

   I find myself in you...

 

In my prayer, 

   there’s nothing I need fear…

 

In my prayer,

   my cares and worries melt…

 

In my prayer,

   I know that I’m loved…

 

In my prayer,

   I know that you know me…

 

In my prayer,

   I find a place of refuge…

 

In my prayer,

   I'm sheltered from my fears…

 

In my prayer,

   you wait patiently for me...

 

In my prayer,

   I’m washed in your mercy…

 

In my prayer,

   you pardon all my sins...

 

In my prayer,

   my wounds are gently healed…

 

In my prayer,

   your gift of grace sustains me…

 

In my prayer,

   I’m unburdened and set free...

 

In my prayer,

   I find a new beginning...

 

In my prayer, Lord,

   I find hope…

 

In my prayer,

   I seek and find your wisdom…

 

In my prayer,

   you touch my very soul…

 

In my prayer,

   you mend my broken heart…

 

In my prayer,

   you make me whole and strong…

 

In my prayer,

   you fill me with your Spirit…

 

In my prayer,

   I find your sweet refreshment…

  

In my prayer,

   you're right there by my side…

 

 In my prayer,

   I speak quietly – wordlessly…

 

In my prayer,

   your silence speaks to me…

 

In my prayer,

   you hear my every cry…

 

In my prayer,

   you whisper that you love me…

 

In my prayer,

   my restless heart grows calm…

 

In my prayer,

   I see the light of truth…

 

In my prayer,

   I find the way to go...

 

In my prayer,

   I come to understand…

  

In my prayer,

   I face what I avoid…

 

In my prayer,

   there simply are no secrets…

 

In my prayer, Lord,

   you know me as I am...

 

In my prayer,

   you love me as I am…

 

All in my prayer, Lord,

    every day and every night,

        in my prayer...

 

Amen. 

 
 
  

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