Pause for Prayer: TUESDAY 8/13

Lord,
would that I might write a prayer
   to light the way for a soul who's lost,
   to refresh belief in a doubter's faith,

   to calm the fears in an anxious mind,
   to relieve a sister's troubled thoughts,
   to ease a colleague's restlessness,
   to heal the hurt in a wounded heart,
   to soothe the pain of a suffering friend,
   to quicken hope in a desperate soul,
   to wipe away a mourner's tears,
   to lift a brother's spirits high,
   to mend what's worn, what's torn

       in the fabric of our lives...

 

To write just such a prayer, Lord:
    a prayer for problem solving,

    a prayer for inner healing,

    a prayer  for wisdom's counsel,

    a prayer for chasing clouds a way,

    a prayer for joy's awakening,

    a prayer for strengthening all that's weak,

    a pray for finding hope again,

    a prayer to pray when prayer won't come,

    a prayer for all who come and ask,

        "Please say a prayer for me..."

 

Of course, there is no ready  formula,
    no special combination 

        of pious, holy words
to bring a prayer to heart and lips

    when prayer's just what we need

        and yet's so difficult to find... 

The answer lies within the prayer
    that rises from each heart, Lord,
the prayer that groans and cries its way
    from deep within the soul,

or rises up in silence

    from some hidden, secret place
' til it makes its way to you,

    into your gracious, loving care...

 

So we plead for one another, Lord,
    and hold each other close

as we trust you hear the prayer we make

    as we begin this day...

 

In your kindness, Lord, please answer us

    and in your mercy stay with us;

walk close, right by our side 

    and help us find and write and speak the prayer 

        our hearts most need to pray...

Amen.

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