Pause for Prayer: SATURDAY 10//1

 

Lord,
I wonder how many times,
yesterday,
I lost myself in foolishness
    and missed you at my side...

I wonder how many times,
yesterday,
I didn't hear that word you spoke
    just for me to hear...

I wonder how many times,
yesterday,
I didn't see your hand reach out
    to take my hand in yours...

How many times,
yesterday,
I turned away 
    when you showed me your face...

How many times,
yesterday,
I missed you sitting by  my side
    when I felt all alone...

How many times
I told a lie, 

    though truth was in my heart...

How many times
I served myself
    before my neighbor's needs...

How many times
I skipped a time
    to speak to you in prayer...

How many times,
I missed the ways
    your Spirit moved within me... 

How many times, Lord?

How many times,

yesterday,

did I miss the best

of all that might have been

because I was too busy,

too angry and preoccupied,

too selfish and impatient, 

or even just too lazy

to sense, to see, to hear, to touch

    your presence in my life? 

Too many times is my best guess
and so I pray today 

that I'll see you and I'll hear you, 

I'll take your hand and follow you,
I'll live your truth and care for you
in caring for my neighbor...

 

Help me, Lord, 

today,

to take a breath,

pace my step, 

look around,

settle down,

pause in prayer 

and find you 

in my heart and in my thoughts,

in my thoughts and in my prayers

and everywhere your Spirit guides 

my steps along your path...

Amen.

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