My Prayer Insurance

Today was one of those days when, not only I, but everyone I knew was running around in circles, rushing here and there, putting out wee fires, getting nothing done and yet getting odd things done, and all are trying to simmer down now and catch their breath. I won't bore you with all the details.

What amazes me is that I didn't have the sense, not even once, to ask for God's help, along the way. Stupid, huh? At 71, you'd think I'd know better.

Well, at least I have the sense to know I got through it simply because of unspoken faith and unspoken prayer.

There is a prayer in my self-published book, the Busy Person's Prayer Book, that I have typed up and I leave in a file on my desktop and I say it every morning when I turn on my computer.

I'll share it here:

For Today’s Troubles, in Advance (Morning Prayer)
Dear God, this day may have its troubles
And some will come as a great surprise
If I am too burdened to come to you
I trust you to help if the need should arise.

You can easily see that I am trying to do some advance prayer work here, and I'm sure the Lord sees through my pitiful efforts, but I know that he cares that I care to try. Thank heaven for this prayer. I say it three times in a row - it is so quick and easy - before I open any emails and before I even have breakfast or coffee or tea. Well, I do let the kitty out (old man that he is these days), but that's all I do before I pray these words. They are my prayer-insurance-policy.

Father, thank you for hearing my humble words, my cry for help in advance of daily turmoil, and thank you for helping me when I am too burdened to ask for help in the midst of that turmoil.