A PRAYER FOR JOY

Friday, March 27, 2009

Help me, O God,

To listen to what it is that makes my heart glad
and to follow where it leads.
May joy, not guilt,
Your voice, not the voices of others,
Your will, not my willfulness,
be the guides that lead me to my vocation.
Help me to unearth the passions of my heart
that lay buried in my youth.
And help me to go over that ground again and again
until I can hold in my hands,
hold and treasure,
Your calling on my life...

(A prayer by Ken Gire from his book, Windows of the Soul)

3 comments:

Michele Williams said...

Hello, I am a pastor's wife. My husband is currently on sabitcal until August. He is "bi-vocational" - teaches high school American history in Anthem, AZ... we live in Phoenix, AZ... Glad to meet another person from AZ....

You and your wife look like a lovely couple. Maybe one day we will meet.... Blessings to you both...

Betty said...

Beautiful prayer. Thank you for sharing that.

Saleslady371 said...

Thank you, Cliff, for sharing. I enjoyed it.