By I’ve been trying to ‘up’ my prayer game after reading ‘Learn to Pray in 28 days’ in an Ad Hoc book club. It wasn’t my favorite book, but I did gain some good ideas on how to pray/pray better. And of course like anything in life, practice makes perfect. So I’m trying to practice praying. It’s not that I wasn’t praying. I typically prayed as I drifted off to sleep. I’m trying to be more directed and intentional with my prayers. And that takes effort.
The other night I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep. My mind was racing in a million directions. I decided to harness this energy to focus on a positive mental exercise – creating a prayer. It came together pretty quickly and soothed my brain. I turned off the light and was about to go back to sleep with a plan to write the prayer down in the morning. I thought to myself, what if I don’t remember it? So I turned the light back on and dictated into my Apple Notes app. I initially wrote this with the idea of leading a closing a prayer at choir, so I’ve adjusted to singular person for this post.
God, you are a wonderful and caring Father.
I thank you for loving me unconditionally.
I thank you for supporting me as I make tough decisions.
I thank you for comforting me when I am sad or lonely.
I thank you for healing me when I suffer from emotional or physical pain.
Teach me how to serve you better.
Help me to bring others to Christ.
Fill me with the Holy Spirit
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen