Dear God
Thank You that with You there is always a future and a hope and we are never left on our own. With You, our lives are so much more than we have ever asked for or imagined. Thank You for the wonderful gift of life in all its fullness. It means more to us all than we can ever truly say. Thank You.
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Dear God
Thank You for the incredible satisfaction of a job well done – there’s really no feeling like it! I didn’t think that I’d be able to get everything at work finished yesterday, what with everything else that was going on around me, but I did, and I feel very happy indeed about it. Honestly, it’s the little things that make all the difference, isn’t it? So thank You for them.
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Tagged job, little things, satisfaction, work
Dear God
Thank You for comfort TV – I really love all those light-hearted crime dramas like Midsomer Murders and New Tricks as they’re just so soothing. Nothing quite like a jolly murder, is there? It’s just a shame that the Powers That Be seem to be taking these joyful offerings away from our screens and replacing them with the ghastly Nordic Noir or just any old Noir, sigh. Not all of us like our TV grim! So I pray that we might get less existential angst on our televisions and more simple fun. A prayer for TV and for life then. Thank You.
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Tagged crime dramas, humour, Nordic Noir, simple fun, tv
Dear God
Well, yesterday was a pretty long day, I must say. Honestly, it seemed to last at least six months, and at one point I thought that 5.30pm was never going to come round and I might be in the office forever. Hell indeed, eh … There was just so much stuff going on and so many different kinds of crisis to circumnavigate – couldn’t You have spread the pain throughout the week rather than giving it all to us in one day? Just a thought …
Still, I suppose that does at least mean that the worst might just be over, so thank You for that. I really hope the rest of the week improves, and whatever happens, thank You for somehow seeing us all through it.
Dear God
My mind is completely blank today and I can’t seem to form any kind of prayer, sensible or otherwise. Still, You’re used to that with me, so it shouldn’t come as much of a shock to You. As my befuddled brain attempts to take on board the fact of another week – and a great deal to do at work today as well! – please be with me, guiding my choices and helping me to cope with whatever comes my way. Thank You.
Dear God
I do so love going to the theatre – it always makes me feel happy even when the play itself is sad. A good play makes everyone more human and more alive, I’m convinced of it. But the total joy of last night’s play was the fact that the theatre have made their interval ice cream tubs larger and remembered to take them out of the freezer before the interval arrived so they were actually soft enough to eat and enjoy, hurrah! And in an age where progress seems to mean food stuffs get smaller, having one instance where they actually give you more of something is amazing! So thank You for larger ice cream portions – they’re just the best.
Dear God
People really do some crazy and hysterical things at times, don’t they? This week so far has been full of surprises and laughter and it’s really been seeing us all through. So thank You for creating people in all their astonishing, rainbow-coloured creativity and making everyone thoroughly and blessedly unique. Help me to appreciate and care for people the way You do, and a special thank You for Your creativity and humour.
Dear God
I fully expected this week to be hugely difficult and exhausting at work, and had myself all geared up for the worst. So thank You very much that actually it’s so far not proving to be too bad at all and in fact I’m even quite enjoying it – goodness me!
Thank You then that You are a God Who delights in giving us unexpected blessings in all sorts of ways, and help my eyes and heart to be open enough that I don’t miss a single one of them. Thank You.
Dear God
It all comes down to peace and how we live it, doesn’t it? Because through all the ups and downs of this life, and the sheer busyness and intricacies of existence, Your peace is the golden apple we run after, whether we know it or not.
But, if only we fully understood it, that same peace is already deep within us, as You have planted it in our hearts already so we might know and love You more fully. Please open our eyes and our understanding so we might live more deeply in Your peace. Thank You.
Dear God
I do love the book of Jonah – it’s so simple, dramatic and has a clear message. Plus it’s short so you don’t have to wade through acres of descriptions of laws, measurements or family trees, hurrah! Sorry, but those parts of the Bible are really terribly dull, so Jonah makes a refreshing change.
Mind You, one memorable thing I do take away with me today is that it’s best to avoid the sea and ships. Something I’ve always tried to stick to in my life wherever possible, so I hope in this regard at least I am indeed following Your commands …
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Tagged family trees, Jonah, law, sea, ships
Prayers for Stressed Women 