I’m talking about normally very strong people, folks who
have come through terribly dark times and have shown their strength and their
ability to not only survive, but thrive. And now they are fearful that it is
not enough, that they will not be enough.
Unfortunately, most folks think physical needs are more
important than emotional and mental needs. This isn’t always the case. We often
recover from overwhelming physical and medical issues with a good night’s
sleep, or a break in routine (a nap, a treat, a vacation). Emotional and mental
issues stay inside us and pound at us and wear us down.
There are many folks on my personal prayer list who are in
need of emotional rest and peace.
When I think about them, and how they feel overwhelmed and
at their wit’s end, I am reminded of Jesus at Gethsemane. In the garden on Good
Friday, he was overwrought. This was the Son of God. And yet, even he wept and
begged that God would relieve him of his burden. Who are we to feel we are at
fault, or less than all we can be, when things overwhelm us?
For any of you with the same concerns, I’m pasting a few of
my prayers from my Busy Person’s Prayer Book. Why? Because frankly, I wrote
each of these for myself, when I, too, was overwhelmed, and I was afraid I
would not survive. I prayed these over and over, almost hypnotically. Maybe one
of them will help you. Maybe not.
Sweet Lord Jesus, we
are taught that you know all too well the feelings of human doubt and fear and
the desire that it will all go away. Take these friends into your compassionate
heart and fill them with all the strength they need to get through their
troubled times. Be with them, guide them, heal them, show them the way. Let
them know you love them. And as always, not our will but the Father’s, be done.
Caregiver’s Prayer
Father, someone
needs my care
I need your help to
do it right
Replace resentment
with compassion
Replace my heavy
heart with one that’s light.
When Things Go Wrong
Father, when things
are going wrong
And my world is
falling apart,
Please hold me in
your loving arms
And send your peace
into my heart.
For Help in Paying
Debts
Father, you’re the
one who knows
The answer to
financial woes
Open my eyes so I
may see the way
To funds for those
who I must pay.
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.
Taking it Slow and
Easy
Like the tortoise
against the hare,
Slow and steady gets
you there.
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