Add Pray To Your Day!
Karen Laven
Peace Plea
Peace Plea Please, protect my child.Please, protect other mothers' children.Please, give me peace.Please, give other mothers peace.Please, give the world peace.This is the peace only You can give.
The Final Walk
The Final Walk It is time.She looks at me with love and pain in her big brown eyes. It is time.Oh, help me to not run away from here,
Granddaughter
Granddaughter I am overwhelmed with gratitude to Youfor putting this child of my childonto this earth and into my life.Her presence has brought me a joy I'd never known, an abundant joy,ever-bubbling; a transcendental bliss.I thank You for this miracles,for the chance to hold her,and to cherish her.To love...
Child Inside Me
Child Inside Me I don't wanna.I don't wanna get out of bed,take a shower,make breakfast.I don't wanna iron my shirt,drive to work,sit in that blasted cubby all day.You understand,I do wish I'd wanna.With Your help, I willmake the most of my day.I won't disappoint me,my...
One Hot Mama
One Hot Mama
Fresh Day
Fresh Day The black of night still hoversas the morning trickles forth.Remind me to keep this dayfresh, reverent and holy.Remind me with my baby's gurgle,my old dog's swishing tail,the scent of coffee brewing,with the blessing of this unknown day.
Scared
Scared I look to You when I am scared.I am scared now.I ask for Your peace to cradle my soulto enfold me within Your warmth,understanding and grace.I ask for Your strength to filterwithin me and to help me spread courageamong those who are also frightened.Answer me and provide me withYour loving and safe...
Once Overwhelmed
Once Overwhelmed What if?What then?Tormenting thoughtsof random fears,torrential rains of worry pummeled my sanctity to a flooded swampof muddy misery.No morewhat ifs,what thens,cascading through myconsciousness, uncontrolled.
Priorities
Priorities I can do it all I’ve told myself; I’ve got lists. Yet, why do I sometimes forget to talk to You? Were You not on my list? Help me to keep You at the top...
Don't Doubt It
Don't Doubt It Why this doubt?Doubt in my work abilities,in the appeal of my body's plush form,whether goodness will comein tomorrow's sunrise.
Sensing Grace
Sensing Grace I finally sense the gracethat is at my grasp every day.It is here.When it's frigid,when it's bleak,when I'm joyous.It is here. When health suffers,when loved ones pass,when I'm grateful.It is here.
Vlog: Roomy Jeans
Roomy Jeans
Knees on the Ground
Knees on the Ground Not a catchy songfrom an idolized show.Just a simple reflectionupon genuflection andhow difficult it's becomewith each passing yearto bend and re-straightenwithout a cringe and a sigh.Sometimes my kneestake it upon themselvesto voice their displeasure;
Never Alone
Never Alone You are near when breathing starts to quicken,when eyes are open, but not seeing of this earth,when coolness envelopes the skin,when family and friends (from here and beyond)are beckoned to the bedside.You are near when tears flow, and it's time to say good bye.When smiles...
Free at Last!
Free at Last! I quit judging, fudging, procrastinating,gossiping, belittling;my personal pity party.I forgive my partner, my relatives,my friends, my workmates & boss;myself.I embrace kindness, empathy, benevolence,those who need me most;You. ...
Divine Moments
Divine Moments I feel You within me like never before.My trust in You has paid off.This is contentment.Splendid, astounding, worth every prayer,every heartache, sublime serenity.A solid finite companion, not by my side,
Temptation
Temptation To eat with gluttonous joy,to drink with abandon,to purchase somethingI know I cannot afford.I do what I knowI should not do.I ask for Your grace andYour intercession now.During those timeswhen it seems too temptinghelp me to resist,and give my consciencethe gift of...
Finding Time
Finding Time It's everywhere.Sitting on the bus or driving in the car.Waiting at the deli counter, number 56 in hand.Who knew 3 pounds of lean corned beefcould get me closer
No More Stinkin' Thinkin'
No More Stinkin' Thinkin' My son's balled up socks stink.The litter box stinks.Our poodle's breath stinks. My attitude stinks.My life stinks.I need your guidance even morewhen everything stinks.
Ever-Present
Ever-Present I lost my nerve todayand You led me back to it.What would I do without Yourever-present support?Thank You for never,tiring tiring tiring of my repetitivepleas and failings.
Thanks to You
Thanks to You I give You thanks for carrying me throughthe muckiest patches of life.Emerging with scratches, yes, but they pale compared to the faith-filled ferocity of my inner power.I give You thanks for bestowing within me the determination to stand tall- not back away
Toddler's Cuddle
Toddler's Cuddle I thank You for the grinthat is more gums than teeth.A chubby hand in minethat often leaves something sticky behind.A chortle that lowers blood pressureand raises bliss.The roundest bare bellyplaying peek-a-boo.Those nubby little toesin perfect chubby rows.For the intense, gooey...
Mother's Love
Mother's Love I am not a babe, child, or teenand yet the sweet, sweet softnessand love of my motheroverwhelms me at times.She is gone from this tired earth,but never from my presence.I often feel her around,in the flutter of a butterflythat lands on my arm;tickling my tresses on a windless day;
Sacred Friend
Sacred Friend I feel the nudge from You on high, a faintest tickle reminding me of what is the right thing to do. I hear Your voice, whispering kind words for me to say to those who need to hear. I see Your...
One Hot Mama
One Hot Mama
Give Me Shelter
Give Me Shelter My house still shelters us, but not for long.Soon my family and I will be swept awayin the brutal tsunami that is foreclosure.My house is no longer my house.How do I get through this?I need You to remind me, my house is merely walls and nails.My family's love always has a solid...
