Lord, grant me the grace
to reside within the current and acknowledge what is feasible
to look to the longer term and belief you
to be silent, and listen to your voice within the stillness
to do what you ask with out arguing
to humbly adapt to radical change
to serve, and to graciously settle for being served
to offer generously
to be ever grateful for all of your beneficiant items
to make use of all my items in no matter type of service you ask of me
to rejoice in all of the graces you’ve given me
to forgive and ask forgiveness
to be sorry for all of the instances I’ve not responded to your name
to reside in a manner that bears witness to you
to have braveness in instances of trial
to let go of all that retains me from drawing ever nearer to you
to look ahead to the longer term with hope
and to be ever stunned as you make all issues new.
Amen.
—Excerpted from Answering God’s Name by Barbara Lee
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