Good morning, good God!
So much of my prayer, Lord,
is a kind of give and take:
I offer you something and I ask, I hope,
for something in return…
Today’s no different, so please be patient
with how little I seem to have to offer
and how much I want in return…
I offer you this day’s challenges
and pray for strength to accept and meet them…
I offer you my failures and pray
for the humility to see them
and the grace to rise above them
– and to try again to tomorrow…
I offer you what sorrows are mine today
and pray you help me carry them
As I offer you my joys this day, Lord,
help me work to put the happiness of others
ahead of my own…
I offer you my fears this day
and I pray for courage
to make it to and through tomorrow…
I offer you this day’s unexpected problems, Lord,
and I pray for patience
I offer you my laziness this day
and pray for you to shake and wake me
to this day’s opportunities to
and become the person you made me to be…
I offer you my eyes, Lord:
let me see the world around me
– as you see it…
I offer you my ears:
help me hear the cry
of those in need…
I offer you my voice:
use my words for healing, Lord,
and for making peace…
I offer you my thoughts:
I offer you my imagination:
keep it true and bright and pure
and at the service of your grace…
I offer you my hands:
work through me, Lord,
for good of others…
I offer you my feet:
lead my steps on the path
you’ve marked out just for me…
I offer you my heart, Lord:
heal and shape it
according to your Word…
I offer you this day, Lord,
for this is the day that you have made,
the day you’ve given me,
the only day I have
today…
Amen.
