Pause for Prayer: FRIDAY 6/26

I know, Lord, that way too often
I settle for less...

I settle for less
than my best and my all...

I settle for
mediocrity...

I settle for short-cuts,
half-measures - or less...

I settle for less
than what I can give...

I settle for less
than what I could say...

I settle for less
than what I can do...

I settle for less
than my talents can offer...

I settle for less
than what's fair and just...

I settle for less
than the truth demands...

I settle for less
than forgiving freely...

I settle for less
than all you offer me...

I settle for less
than who I can be...

I settle for less
than what I deserve...

I settle for less
out of worry and fear...

I settle for less
when I put myself first...

I settle for less
when self-pity wins out...

I settle for less
when I don't ask for help...

I settle for less
when I give up hope...

Way too often, Lord, 
I settle for less...

So I pray for your help
to give it my all,
to do my best,
to take the next step,
to put others first,
to see the big picture,
to hope beyond fear,
to desire all that life may offer...

I pray for grace, Lord:
to become the person you made me to be;
to do all I can, all you ask of me;
to receive in trust all you promise me;
and to settle for nothing less than this,
to settle for nothing less...  

Amen.


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