Monday Morning Offering: June 23

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Good morning, good God!

You know, Lord,
often it's the little things
that really get to me
so this morning I offer you 

some of those "little things"
and pray for your help and healing...

 

I offer you 

the little disappointments
that can can sidetrack my day 

and suddenly distract me
from much larger concerns,
more important responsibilities...

 
Heal my perspective, Lord:
don't let me sweat the small stuff;

when I act like a child

because things aren't going my way,

help me grow up! 

I offer you the bumps in my road:
the ones that slow me down
but need not bring me to a full stop...

 
No road is perfectly smooth, Lord,
and sometimes I need to be slowed down:
keep me from using the bumps 

as an excuse to bow out;
help me keep moving 

over the rough spots and pot holes
even when I want to call it quits...

I offer you the small setbacks
that keep me from changing

my habits, my ways, my life 

- in  a day!

Help me learn, Lord, 

help me learn from the things that hold me back,
to find a lesson in the u-turns that slow me down; 

relive me of the proud thought 

that I've nothing left to learn
and teach me something 

in everything
that doesn't go my way...

I offer you the little losses I suffer each day, Lord:
the molehills of failure 

that I see as mountains of defeat...

  

Heal the perfectionism 

that keeps mef rom owning my own mistakes

 for what they are,
no more, no less;
heal the self-judgment 

that blinds me to victory
when my shortfalls are all I look at...

I offer you my day, Lord, 

and all it's little problems,
especially the ones that really get to me...

 

Open my eyes, Lord

and let me see 

and help me learn
it's not all about me!

 

Open my heart
to the disappointments of others
whose needs are so much greater 

than my own...

 

Help me lend a strong and guiding hand
to those who struggle,

those who walk much rougher roads...

 

Help me keep an eye on my goals
and to lead others onward and upward 

when I find them lost and alone...

 

Help me keep careful account 

of your gifts and your grace
and to share with others
what you've shared with me...

 

Heal my tunnel vision, Lord, 

my self-centered point of view:
let me see the big picture of my life
and the lives of those around me...

 

When I'm troubled by the small things:
give me wisdom 

    to know what truly matters,
counsel 

    to weigh my problems wisely,
knowledge 

    to see what a believer sees
and courage 

    to do what I must do...

 

Don't let the "little things" get to me, Lord:
don't let them get between you and me
or between me and my brothers and sisters...

 

So, that's my prayer this morning, Lord,
and all this day 

and through the week ahead...

Amen.

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