A Simple Prayer

Lord magnify the beauty of your wonderful creation

for without your splendor, the view is dull

Lord comfort me when I am hurting

for without your solace the pain is overwhelming

Lord humble me when I think too highly of myself

for without you I am nothing

Lord lead and direct my path in all things

for without your guidance I am lost

Lord fill me with faith when all seems in vain

for without that conviction, despair haunts me

Lord grant me wisdom in the day to day of life

for without it, my perception is skewed

Lord shower me with new mercies each day

for without your grace, forgiveness evades me

Lord liberate me from the tendency to judge others

for without compassion, chains confine me

Lord remind me that I am here for a purpose

for wtihout that understanding I wonder aimlessly

Lord let your Word be comprehensible to me

for without your clarity, my vision is impaired

Lord raise me above the depths of my circumstances

for without your promises, reality engulfs me

Lord release me from the limits I place upon myself

for without your sovereignty I stumble and fall

Lord remind me that someday there will be no more tears

for without that knowledge this world is insufferable

Lord dwell steadfast in my heart, mind, and soul

for without your presence I am empty

The sun rises, the sun sets.

The days are long, but the years are short.

More of you, less of me!