Lord, you see everything I do
and everything I fail to do
and yet you pardon and forgive me
and still call me your own…
Trusting in your mercy, then,
I dare, in prayer, to ask, Lord:
« When today will I play the fool? »
When, today, will I turn from your wisdom
and do what I deem to be wiser?
When, today, will I ignore your word
to follow advice – that I give myself?
and choose instead what pleases me,
« When today will I play the fool? »
So help me remember how wise you are
– and how foolish I can be;
don’t let me ignore your counsel today
as I make decisions and choices…
Help me see my foolish ways, Lord
help me hear my foolish words,
keep me from acting in foolish ways;
give me clarity, insight and strength
and the will to live by wisdom’s light…
Refresh my memory, Lord,
of all I’ve learned from your word
and all I know of your truth…
Refresh my memory, Lord,
of what my mistakes have cost me
and what my past has taught me…
Remind me, Lord,
how my deepest peace has always come
from following where you lead,
wherever your path may take me…
Amen.
