Here’s a prayer of petition
from Thom M. Schuman’s Prayers4Today website.
Prayer
give me, O God, this day:
humility,
so i can see you in the
most vulnerable;
a cup
to catch the tears
of all who weep;
an arm
for the longanimous [long-suffering] to
cling to as they walk
through life;
a broken heart
which can heal those
who have harmed me;
guilelessness
which looks at the other
and sees your beloved (not
an object);
friendship
which embraces those
we are taught to fear;
hospitality
which welcomes those
who are ridiculed as
they shadow you;
words
of hope, of comfort, of grace
whispered in the ears
of all who are slandered
for your name.
humility,
so i can see you in the
most vulnerable;
a cup
to catch the tears
of all who weep;
an arm
for the longanimous [long-suffering] to
cling to as they walk
through life;
a broken heart
which can heal those
who have harmed me;
guilelessness
which looks at the other
and sees your beloved (not
an object);
friendship
which embraces those
we are taught to fear;
hospitality
which welcomes those
who are ridiculed as
they shadow you;
words
of hope, of comfort, of grace
whispered in the ears
of all who are slandered
for your name.
~ written by Thom M. Shuman, copyright ©
2014 Thom M. Shuman. Posted on Prayers 4 Today. http://prayersfortoday.blogspot.ca/