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 – I don’t!
Lord, keep me from the pretense
that I know more than most
and so much more than anyone around me…
Keep me from thinking
I know it all
and have nothing left to learn…
and have nothing left to learn…
Keep me from thinking I know enough
because I know enough
because I know enough
– to just get by…
Keep me from thinking I know myself well
when I’m such a mark
for my own deceit…
Keep me from thinking
– and over-thinking –
too much, too often and to no avail…
Keep me from thinking
that others don’t
think:
think:
Lord, open
my mind to their thoughts…
my mind to their thoughts…
Keep me from thinking
my thoughts are all
foolish
foolish
– but help me
know when they are…
know when they are…
Keep me from thinking
you’d fail to forgive
my foolish thoughts and ideas…
Keep me from thinking I know better than
you
you
true from false, bad from good
and the difference ‘tween right and wrong…
Keep me from thinking:
« The worst will happen! »
– and help me to hope for the best…
Keep me from thinking
you don’t understand,
you who dwell in the depths of my
heart…
heart…
Keep me from thinking
I can do it alone
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…
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
and in all that I say and do…
