Tag: prayer

>Prayer for the Stressed

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>Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I cannot accept,
and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those I had to kill today because they got on my nerves.
And also, help me to be careful of the toes I step on today, as they may be connected to the feet I may have to kiss tomorrow.
Help me always to give 100% at work…
12% on Monday,
23% on Tuesday,
40% on Wednesday,
20% on Thursday
and 5% on Friday
And help me to remember…
when I’m having a bad day and it seems that people are trying to wind me up, it takes 42 muscles to frown, 28 to smile and only 4 to extend my arm and smack someone in the mouth! Amen
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>Funny thing about prayer

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>When I go to church to pray this is what I do:

I shift some books around, put waste paper in bin, rearrange furniture, sit down, stand up, fiddle.

Except if I am not on my own, when this is what I do:

read the psalms, read the Bible, pray for the peace of the world and those who I know who are in trouble.

When I jog, this is what I do:

entertain random thoughts which seem to rearrange my priorities and set my mind on higher things, and as if that wasn’t enough prayer, a “You lift them up, I put them down” prayer as the road rises up to beat me.

When I want to pray, what should I do?

Go for a run, I guess, or at least, when I go to church, give thanks for the others who help me to pray.