Friday, May 4, 2012

Dear God,

What can I say about you that I have not already said?  You are God; there is none like you.

As I began my early morning prayer, I asked you to help me pray differently. I did not want my prayers to become dull, stagnant, and predictable.  I did not want any of them to become a boring accommodation. 

As I listened to you, you showed me life through your lens.  You revealed how prayer is not a bunch of words laid at your feet but rather part of a living conversation between two interested parties.  You whispered to me how prayer is a living link to others and to you.  You told me prayer is dynamic, never static because one word uttered to you is always a living word intended to awaken me to my part of our relationship, to do what you want me to do to aid others, and to change myself as I follow your word.

Teach me
to pray,
O Lord,
to touch base
with you
and to listen
for your word
to me.
Remind me
as I
pray for others,
you are praying
for me.
Keep me
on my knees
so I
can grow
and learn.
Teach me
to care
by praying
for my sisters
and brothers
around the world
and at home.
Remind me
again and again
through prayer
that you are God;
there is none
like you.

Love, Andrea