Overwhelmed

Next Opportunity

Next Opportunity Discouragement covers melike piles of papers on this desk.The light in my job is gone.I dream often of leavingthe struggles of dreary daysand finding a new start.But I know too well:I’m too practical to quit,too lazy to leave,too ashamed to walk away,again.

Also labeled: Request Prayer, Prayer, Prayer for Work, Promotion, Career, Various Author

Weighty Request

Weighty Request The needle sticks at a number too high for my liking. I just can’t do this without You. Please, help me today to avoid temptation. Help me to eat mindfully, to approach activity with enthusiasm, to...

Also labeled: Lori Strawn, Request Prayer, Prayer, Self-Growth, Prayer for Food, Weight Loss, Losing Weight

Shift Change

Shift Change I have no idea what today will bring.I know only that I will have to react quickly,as I take stock of the situation.Help me seize the information I needto give each patient the best possible care.Help me remain calmin the face of fear and painas I release my patients into Your care.I can only do so much,but with You I can do so much...

Also labeled: Inspirational Prayer, Prayer, Sue Bradford Edwards, Prayer for Work, Prayer for Doctor, Prayer for Nurse, Prayer for Inspiration

Overcome My Fear

Overcome My Fear Help me deal with the worriesthe fill my heart with dread.What if I make a mistakethat delays treatment?What if I make a mistakethat prolongs someone’s pain?Or, even worse, shortens their life?Help me remember that you are here,not only for the patientsbut also for me, their nurse.Help m...

Also labeled: Inspirational Prayer, Prayer, Sue Bradford Edwards, Prayer for Nurse, Prayer for Caretaker, Prayer for Divorce, Prayer for Work, Prayer for Inspiration

A Question of Balance

A Question of Balance Ying, yang, high, low...Laid back, impatient; stay, or go?Decisions we make, each day of our life,praying for serenity, in moments of strife.Sometimes, it’s the tiny actions that matter;We know that a hug can make many things better.Help me be at peace without being complacent;active without being agitated;

Also labeled: Balance, Peace Within, Prayer for Inspiration, Alzheimer's, Prayer, Failing Marriage, Prayer for Serenity, Prayer for Abuse, Inspirational Prayer

Caution: Overload

Caution: Overload I am poking my head above the paperworkto cry out: Help! I am drowning!Make no mistake,I know I am blessed to be employed.Sometimes I let it run my life,when that's Your job. I put this in Your hands.Shrink it down to size,so that I might weave itinto the fabric of my life,just one part of...

Also labeled: Lori Strawn, Prosperity Prayer, Prayer for Prosperity, Prayer for Work, Stress

Digging Out

Digging Out Dishes clutter the counters and sink.Laundry mounds up beside the washer.Junk mail, shoes, and morecover every flat surface.I can't get out from under it all.I need family and friends around me,but I'm ashamed of how I live.Lend me the vision I needto see one small taskI accomplish each day.Help me understand that thingsdid not...

Also labeled: Request Prayer, Prayer, Sue Bradford Edwards, Prayer for Help, Prayer for the Home

Saving Grace

Saving Grace Now that I’ve been the recipient of grace,please give me a gracious spirit.Remind me that I’m not omniscientand can’t know what life is like for anyone else.Put me on notice that I’m not a judge on a tribunalticking off each little sin and magnifying it.

Also labeled: Words of Wisdom, Overcoming Fear, Ruth Williams, Spirituality Prayer, Self-Growth, Prayer for Spirituality, Peace of Mind, Faith

Overcome the Overwhelming

Overcome the Overwhelming Dreams are weird and they usually don’t mean much. Most of the time I forget ‘em before I even brush my teeth, but it’s mid-morning and I’m still thinking about last night’s dream-time dilemma: There were four cleaning ladies trying to clean my house, and it kept getting dirtier. It’s plain, I’m dreaming out my frustration. There are two things going on: 1) My living room rug...

Also labeled: Prayer for Work, Prayer Blog, Susan Diamond, Chief of Pray Blog, Work Relief, Discouraged, Responsibility

Peace After Loss: Part One

Peace After Loss: Part One Over three years ago, I lost my husband suddenly when he had a heart attack in our backyard. I was peacefully taking a shower, getting ready to go to town to do a little shopping then to Good Friday mass at our parish. I loved Easter week. The whole idea of new life, resurrection, and coming out of the darkness of winter into the world's awakening to spring. Then part of me died.

Also labeled: Mary Boscaino, Prayer for Loss, Prayer for Strength, Prayer Blog, Bad News, Optimism

Concrete Walls

Concrete Walls Her letters arrive filled with anguish,apologies, and tear-stained pages.She speaks of isolation, little sleep,cold floors, cold showers, guards that hate.She begs forgiveness for what she's done;she asks for...

Also labeled: Spirituality Prayer, Prayer for Spirituality, Prayer, Prayer for Children, Prayer for Help, Jail, Heidi Haller, Incarceration , Prayer for the Faithful

Showing Up for Life

Showing Up for Life All I want to do today is eat and drinkand lie numb on the sofa.I do not want to think about my obstacles. Today it feels easier and safer to give in to my addiction.Please provide me with the courage to fight my disease.Give me the strength to show up for my life. I have faith in Your presence and knowin...

Also labeled: Prayer for Depression, Spirituality Prayer, Prayer for Spirituality, Prayer, Prayer for Help, Various Author, Loneliness

Searching for Light

Searching for Light I am lost on this dark day,far from the reality.I reach into the blank shadows,but am left wanting. I need the miracle of light.The darkness consumes me. Grant me calmness in this murky place.Give me strength to endure.Offer me Your unending love.Wrap Your arms around me. Protect me from this...

Also labeled: Request Prayer, Prayer, Prayer for Depression, Miracles, Help, Various Author, Loneliness