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Prayer for the Home
From Rags to Riches
From Rags to Riches Seated on a lofty perchshe held her Persian head high.Thank You for allowing meto perceive the subtle dignitythat elevated a homeless felineto the stature of royaltydespite her humble surroundings. There is kindness presentwhere animals...
Pledge for the Soul
Pledge for the Soul Today as I clean my home,help me to truly value the worth of my actions.Help me to rise abovethe tedious nature of household tasks,content in the knowledgethat my hands are involved in sacred work.As I scrub and vacuum,let me imagine that I am also keeping my spirit clean and shining.Help me to...
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...
Room For You
Room For You In the tiny rooms of this apartment,I praise You.Only through You do I have shelter.Only by your hand,do I have laundry to do,food to prepare, and dishes to wash.It may not be a vast palace or a mansion full of servants,but it is where I am,and I praise Youfor all You have given me.
You, Everywhere
You, Everywhere Who knew You could be presentin the mopping of a floor?But there You are.I find You, too,next to the breadas I fix his brown bag sandwich.And there You are,riding shotgun, as I rush to the storeto pick up that prescription. You are always there,just to one side of my busy day,
Wherever I May Roam
Wherever I May Roam In my mind, it's all settled:I'm surrounded by the ones I loveand the things that tickle me:my hazelnut candle, castanets,a turquoise feather boa.This might seem frivolous, but theselittle tchotchkes and thoughtsmake me feel at home.It doesn't matter where we plant our roots,just as long as our branchesreach...
Clean and Clear
Clean and Clear Sometimes when I thinkI can’t scrub the dirt offthe kitchen floor(or my soul)I want to give up, but I get down on my knees.You’ve shown me thatpractical prayers and elbow greaseaccomplish so many things.
Perfect Place to Be
Perfect Place to Be Family pictures line our shelves,pencil marks on the wall.They grew so fast,the years speeding by.Boxes stacked upon each other,bubble wrap and memories.Nothing left for me to donate;one last look before I go.
Knowing I am Home
Knowing I am Home This place is not quite home, but soon enough it will be. And it all begins with You.Come inside. Live with me here. Surround me in these walls. Guard me with this roof. Support me with these floorboards. Be in the food that I eat....
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...
Keeping It Clean
Keeping It Clean I was at school when it was the praxis to give students "study lists" – conjugations; dates; facts; idioms; poems; proverbs; quotations; spellings; theorems. We got out of school just when our brains were in imminent danger of becoming pedagogic data-banks. Yet this tedious method was a one-stop-shop for keeping us occupied, teaching us general knowledge, and encouraging our brains to...
Less is More
Less is More I need permissionto be less than perfect,always aiming for the impossible. Driven to succeed,I'm missing all the special momentsthat make life worthwhile. When will I learnthe kitchen never stays clean?When will I appreciate aninterruption from a family member?
Bless This Mess
Bless This Mess If cleanliness is next to godliness,this house is in another zip code.Divine presence, please bless our dirty home,for it has been lived in and loved in.Thank you for every messy inch of it. For the dust lining the...
Thankful
Thankful We’re selling our house. And no one is buying it. I’m not sure if you know what it feels like to deep clean your home at a moment’s notice with a screaming banshee toddler strapped to your calf, but it feels exactly like deep cleaning your home at a moment’s notice. With a toddler strapped to your calf. I’ve...
Moving Pains
Moving Pains Please help me find a sacred place within my heart,where I may house precious memories. Where I may return on a fragile day to wanderthrough each comforting room with out-stretched hands,touching all the joys that once lived within these walls. Please help me find strength and peaceas I place the key to my...
Work/Life
Work/Life This is the world I live in.This is where my heart resides.Most of life takes me awayfrom the people and the place that I love.We work overtime our whole liveswith the hope that one daywe'll have time to savor.At work, there are challenges aplenty.Long, boring meetings, deadlines and delays.With the filter of faith, I...
