Pause for Prayer: SUNDAY 2/8

 

So many things keep me from prayer, Lord, 

so many things, large and small,
    pull me in a dozen different directions
and slowly, surely, my time for prayer
    slips to the bottom of my list of things to do
and then I'm too tired or I forget,
    or I'm too worried or afraid,
        too distracted, out of sorts,
    to find a quiet place, a quiet time
        to find the peace I long for...

I have the time - or I can make the time...

I have a place - or I can find a place...

And as you know well, Lord:

I really need the peace...

 

Who doesn't need your peace, Lord?

Who doesn't hunger for your peace? 

Who doesn't want a break, a breather, 
some respite from the worries and the fear
that every day can bring?

 

So many things keep me from prayer, Lord,
    and what keeps me from prayer 

        keeps me from you
    and what keeps me from you, 

        keeps me from hope
    and what keeps me from hope, 

        keeps me from  peace...

 

Help me to turn to you in prayer today, Lord:
    help me make the time to be with you,
    help me find a restful quiet place 

        to stop, to sit, to breathe,
    to close my eyes and find you
        at my side and in my heart...

Slow me down, I pray, Lord,
    and in your quiet presence,
        with your grace and in your peace,
    draw me close to you in prayer 
        before the end of day...

Amen. 

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