oh, Lord

my God, i come to You with my doubts and fears and anxieties, and i humbly lay them down before You in offering.

and before i ask, i know i have Your forgiveness for looking away, Jesus, when its so critical to keep my focus on You.

we are partners, You and i, and You answer when i ask.  You open when i knock.  You help me find when i seek.

i know i have nothing to worry about.  i know that my ego is not in control, that Your word is the ultimate truth.

but my humanity blinds me sometimes, my God.

how great Thou art, Father, that i am awed by Your power.

and i ask for such little from You.

but here i come before You asking You for great things such as a role of service, where hopefully art and my camera are involved.

i ask You to keep me in the palm of Your hands, to instill in me silence so that we can have our amazing talks, to surround me with people who will lead me closer to You, to guide my son and my cousins and those who will leave their homes for the first time, to protect my brother and those who have addictions from temptations, to heal my father and mother so that they may forgive and be happy, to continue to shower me with Your love and Your abundance so that i may give love and abundance to others.

and Mother, Your beauty is my drink.  i take You in before and after prayer and worship.

Holy Spirit, please breathe into me.  please help me understand my fears and help calm my anxieties.  please help me to choose wisely and to be forgiving and patient and kind.

angels, thank you for your messages and for your guidance.  i have to lean on you more.

and Jesus, my love, my heart.  i love You.

amen.