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Good morning, good God!
I'm stuck on Saint Paul's words from yesterday's mass: that I'm wise by no one's standards - human or divine and that those I count as foolish - may be wise beyond my dreams...
Foolishly, I sometimes think - I know it all! And you, Lord, know so well - I don’t!
Keep me from the pretense that I know more than most - at least much more than anyone around me...
Keep me from thinking I know it all - and have nothing left to learn...
Keep me from thinking I know enough - especially when I hardly know enough to just get by...
Keep me from thinking I know myself so well - when I'm often such an easy mark
for my own self-deceit...
Keep me from thinking - and over-thinking: too much, too often and all to no avail...
Keep me from thinking that others don't
think... open my mind to others' thoughts, Lord...
Keep me from self-doubt and thinking all my thoughts are foolish - but help me
know when they are!
Keep me from thinking you’d ever fail to forgive my foolish thoughts and ideas and plans...
Keep me from thinking I know better than
you, Lord, the difference between what's true, what's false... what good, what's bad... what's right, what's wrong...
Keep me from always thinking: The worst will happen! And help me always to hope for the best…
Keep me from thinking, Lord, that you don't understand - you who dwell in the depths of my heart...
Keep me from thinking I can do it alone - especially when I need all the help I can get…
Keep me from thinking it's always my fault - and help me to trust in the good that I do...
Keep me from thinking I know all there is to know - about you and your love…
And keep me from thinking there's ever a moment when you're
not thinking of me...
Such is my prayer for wisdom, Lord, offered this Monday morning: make me wise in your ways - in your word and your truth - in all that I say and do...
Amen.
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