Day : Two New Prayers and a Reading on Unfaithfulness

It’s been four days now since I went back to praying on a regular basis. I prayed before but it was sporadic at best. It’s only now after a long time that I really sat down and chose a regular schedule to pray. I know pray in the morning, just after my morning exercise. I’m also trying to make it a habit to blog about my reflections, not for anyone else but just to get my thoughts down.

Today, I opened a book, “Presence – Prayers for Busy People”. It was a birthday present from Grace, the regular nurse that assists in my infusions. I chose two prayers found in the book. One is a morning prayer and the other is for choosing God’s will. Allow me to share both of these to you.

h3. Morning Prayer

Dear Lord,
I thank you for having especially
called me to remind me to pray every day.
Being the busy person that I am, my
demanding schedule has often caused me to take
you for granted unintentionally.
But not I really want to devote you this
time because I love you and I need you in my life.
Thank you for granting me the privilege of
spending this time with you.
Please quiet my heart, take away whatever
burdens I now feel so I can abandon myself
completely to you. Cleanse my heart so my prayers
may be worthy of you.
Teach me how to pray so that my words will come from my heart.
Help me too, to learn how to listen so that
my mind and heart can hear your voice and
understand your will. Amen.

h3. For Choosing God’s Will
Dear Father,
You are the creative origin of all I am
and of all I am called to be.
With the talents and opportunities I have,
how may I serve you best?
Please guide my mind and heart,
open me to the needs of my country and of the world,
and help me choose wisely and practically
for your honor and glory
and for the good of all those
whose lives I touch. Amen

I also opened my bible randomly and the reading I got today was from the book of Jeremiah again. Specifically Jeremiah 2: 14:19 – The Result of Israels Unfaithfulness.

I guess today’s reading is a reminder to be by God that amidst all the trials I am going to through that I should remain faithful. The reading showed me what happens when you lose faith and stray from the path that God has laid out for you.