Pause for Prayer: THURSDAY 6/4

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(I post this prayer about once a year, in different seasons, with appropriate changes.  Needed a little time away from the writer's desk so I'm sharing this again today...) 

Sometimes when I pray, Lord,

I imagine sitting next to you

on a park bench, in June,

a grassy carpet at my feet...

Sometimes we just sit there, Lord, 

just the two of us,

in a moment made holy

by the quiet...

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 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...

Yes, sometimes we just sit, 
just you and me together, Lord, 

and sitting by your side
is just enough, just what I need...

I never have to wait for you:

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

and all that my heart holds...

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

and pass the time for as long

as I may like or need... 

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, Lord

and that makes all the difference...

Sometimes when I pray, Lord,

I imagine sitting next to you

on a park bench, on a day in June,

a grassy carpet at my feet...

Find a park bench today

down the street, in a park,

in your heart, in your prayer...

The Lord is waiting there,

waiting for you to come and join him

in the quiet, in the silence, in your prayer...
 

He's waiting to listen 

with all his heart

for all you have to say and  pray

--  and that makes all the difference...

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