IpraytoGodmysoultokeep

I bear witness, oh my God. That Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify at this moment to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee. The help in peril, the self subsisting. Thy name is my healing, oh my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness Thee is my hope, Love for Thee my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in this world and the world to come. Verily Thou art the All Bountiful, the All Knowing, the All Wise. Blessed is the spot and the house and the place and the city, and the valley and the land and the sea and the island, and the meadow where the mention of God hath been made and His praise glorified. Glory of the Father. Father of Glory. I praise Thee. I love Thee. In the name of Thy Son Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.

I pray to Thee my soul to keep. I lay here now before I sleep. Wondering what I may say. Wondering about this day. Gratitude for Thee runs deep. Love for Thee begins to seep. Into my heart my life complete. If this day may be my last. I thank Thee for my troubled past. Of course I'm glad for good times too. Thankful for what I should do. I love Thee with my heart and soul. No longer young my body old. Grumpy now or so I'm told. By those who love me and care so much. Who gives to me Thy loving touch. I see Thy Love through what they give. My love for them is why I live. If I'm to see another day. This is what I want to say. I love myself for all that's worth. From now on and since my birth. Thou make me glad for planet earth. The moon, the stars, the sky above. Are not to big to hold Thy Love. The mountains, the sea, the earth below. Lead me to where I must go. Everything I wish to know. Comes from Thee where Love does flow. My eyes are tired and begin to close. A few mo

Dear Father in Heaven? Dear God in Heaven and here on earth and in my dreams and with me when I wake. Are You really everywhere? Do You really now everything? I don't mean to be irreverent by asking, just those two blow my mind. As does just about everything else about You. I love You. Guess You know that too. My daughter said something about me after reading my blog and it really has me upset. She said it sounds like I do not love myself. What a profound insight. Seriously. Please God. Help me with this. Help me love myself. Help me see myself as You see me. I forgive myself as You have forgiven me. Or at least I forgive myself because Thou hast forgiven me. As I accept Thy Son as my Lord and Savior. I Love Thee with all my heart. I am so grateful for Thy Love. So grateful for my life. Please bless my wife. Grant her wisdom, strength and patience. Bless me with restful sleep. Guide me as a husband and father. Bless me with Thy presence and that I may know and abide by Thy Will. I

Thank You for the little things I take for granted. I thank Thee for snow flakes and grains of sand. I thank Thee for the paw prints my dogs leave behind in the snow and mud. Thank You for the messes my daughters leave for me to clean. Thank You for the fur my dogs leave on me. I thank Thee for moments like these. Right now. Thank You for what my daughter just said about me. Thank You for the tears that are welling in my eyes. Thank You for Love. These are not little things and I am forever grateful for them.  Last night as I wrote this prayer I went from the afore mentioned high to a crashing low in the matter of minutes. Then life's challenges of being a father kept me down for hours. I thank Thee for the highs and lows of life. Thank You for being with me during bothe. Thank You for Thy forgiveness. I forgive myself. Accepting my own apologies is hard. Than You for the wisdom to know I can do hard things. I am grateful for this blog. I am grateful for Thee. I am grateful for Thy

I thank Thee for my life. I thank Thee for my wife. Thank You for my daughters. Thank You for my dogs. Thou have blessed me with family. You shower me with Grace. My cup runith over. Now I know my place. I ask Thee to bless me with all the things I lack. As a husband, father and son I know You have my back. Please send me signs so I will know when to stay and when to go. Grant me the strength and wisdom to dwell within Thy Kingdom. To know right from wrong to write and sing Thy song. To abide within Thy Will. To know Thy peace. To stand still. To Love. Send Thy Spirit like a dove. Stimulate my imagination. Inspire my creation. All praise and glory to Thee. Open mine eyes to see the Love You have for me. Help me look. Help me write my book. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. All my love all my life.