Tender One,
How blessed I am, God, to have
your love, your peace, your reassurance –
you give me the comfort I need
to live my hardest days.
How blessed I am, God, to have
your strength, your courage, your self-control –
you give me the grit I need
to make tough decisions and follow through.
How blessed I am, God, to have
your grace, your forgiveness, your promise of new life –
you give me the mercy I need
to say, “I’ll make different choices today,”
and then do so.
You see me, God, as I truly am –
the core that’s been there since
I was a baby and blossomed as a child.
A core buried beneath all of these layers.
A layer of responsibility here and layer of image there…..
the layers of expectations others place on me…..
the layers of self-doubt and fear.
Please help me shed the layers, God,
and return to the core.
Help me reclaim who I truly am –
the person you’ve created me to be.
May I live boldly,
speak confidently,
love unconditionally,
forgive readily,
and trust deeply.
Shape my life to match my soul.
With refreshed honesty
about myself and my heart,
I thank you for loving me as I am.
I embrace my true essence
and your work for me today.
Amen.
“Rekindle the gift of God that is within you…”
2 Timothy 1:6
By Arianne Braithwaite Lehn
From: Ash & Starlight, Prayers for the Chaos & Grace of Daily Life
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