Self-Growth

Self-Acceptance

Self-Acceptance I achieved Rubenesque status by eating reubens,living life fully, indulging to the hilt. Fondly, I remember fondue.The bakery, sacred to me.I approach pie with what one can only regard as piety.Thank You for this ample frame, which allowed me...

Also labeled: Thanksgiving Prayer, Prayer, Prayer of Appreciation

Measure of Success

Measure of Success Help me to recalibrateso that I don't live byeveryone else's rules:It's impossible to achieve success later in life.You're a woman in a man's world.Change is something to be feared.Help me to regroup so that those who populate my worldare kindred spirits with the best intentions.

Also labeled: Spirituality Prayer, Prayer for Spirituality, Prayer

Ready to Grow

Ready to Grow You know how badly I want this promotion.To show them and myself, I am capable of so much more.Help me to go into the interviewfull of confidence without being arrogant.Help me stay centered but still be accessible.May I sense Your peace, and reflectit back to others in the room.Whether or not...

Also labeled: Request Prayer, Prayer, Sue Bradford Edwards, Prayer for Work, Promotion, Career

Pray in Many Ways

Pray in Many Ways I pray when I am fearful.I pray when I am in need.I sing praise to You.I lift up my hands, my heart, my soul. Please take me beyond myselfand help me recognize the prayers of others,from eyes raised skywardto heads humbly bowed,from whispers in quiet cornersto voices spiraling...

Also labeled: Sue Bradford Edwards, Prayer for Peace, Inner Peace, Praying, Peace Prayer, Power of Prayer

Faith vs. Reason

Faith vs. Reason I'm here,You're there,and yet, we're together. I've been around the block, around the world.Somehow, You're everywhere I go. Make me mindful that life is not all or nothing.Embolden me as I fail forwardknowing that the only mistake would be not to try.

Also labeled: Spirituality Prayer, Prayer for Spirituality, Prayer, Faith

Response to Love

Response to Love You are the center of everything.You exist, I know. You’re there to keep me dreaming. You ask me to keep trustingin an infinite planthat will surely bring peace.So amid my sadness,among this doubt,to you, I say:You are e...

Also labeled: Spiritual Healing, Prayer, Prayer for Hope, Faith, Help, Various Author

Humility

Humility Humble me.Make me small enough to fit on the head of a pin,lest I believethat Your deeds are mine.All the good I accomplishpours forth from You;I am merely a vessel.And when I know this fully,there will be no diminishment,only awe.

Also labeled: Lori Strawn, Simple Prayer, Prayer, Humble

Tribal Rhythm

Tribal Rhythm I have learned that belly dance is all about isolation. My teacher taught me this several weeks ago, explaining that the hypnotizing nature of the dance comes from the way the hips and the torso move independently. I have also learned that the act of learning belly dance is a sort of isolation.

Also labeled: Abigail Wurdeman, Prayables Team Blog, Prayer for Love, Faith, Balance, Prayer Blog, Life Lesson

I Am the Diamond

I Am the Diamond I met them in a restaurant,running late as usual.Taking too long to look perfect.Brand new outfit, hair just done.Must give them the impression,I've got it all together.But I still won't measure up.They who have better jobs,bigger houses, smarter kids,more loving husbands.Feeling jealous, I tell lies.

Also labeled: Request Prayer, Prayer, Self Esteem, Spoil Yourself, Heidi Haller, Confidence

Forgiveness Step One

Forgiveness Step One “You have to forgive him.It’s the right thing to do.”Why do they tell me to forgive and forgetwhen he beats me down with his words?If I continue to live this life— I will hate myself.Please, lend me Your strength.Let me lean on You as I walk away.Lend me Your...

Also labeled: Prayer, Sue Bradford Edwards, Prayer for Marriage, Prayer for Abuse, Abusive Relationship, Inspirational Prayer, Prayer for Inspiration, Prayer for Fighting

Builder or Destroyer?

Are You a Builder or Destroyer? “The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.”Proverbs 14:1This verse has been bouncing around in my head for about a week now. When I first read it, I thought of a former co-worker. Divorced with young sons, she never missed a chance to badmouth her ex.

Also labeled: Prayer Blog, Prayables Team Blog, Sue Bradford Edwards, Family Relationships

Whatever May Come

Whatever May Come I’m getting the idea You know what the heck You’re doing.You made me funny, fickle,sometimes feral,but You know I always find my way back to center.You gave me the quirks I possess, like a penchant for...

Also labeled: Prayer, Prayer of Appreciation, Praise, Thanksgiving Prayer

Making Room

Making Room The sign on the wall simply reads: Be Open. I pray I can be open to change,open to hope, open to love. I want to be open to joy, and open to unexpected grace. I will be open to gifts You bless me with, whether I know it or not. I know I can do what I ask of myself— to be open to the life I need.

Also labeled: Women Empowerment, Spiritual Healing, Serenity Prayer, Prayer for Serenity, Prayer for Helping Others, Various Author, Change for Life

Faith Focused

Faith Focused Help me to build upon the faiththat you've grown in me,and to use it as an exampleand a testament to You.Teach me that I can overcome,or at least endure, through it all.

Also labeled: Personal Growth, Simple Prayer, God Help Me, Various Author, Faith

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...

Also labeled: Prayables Team Blog, Tanja Cilia, Negative People, Prayer for the Home, Prayer Blog

Recognition of Beauty

Recognition of Beauty I won't spend one more day in fear.Today I will not be limited bynegative thoughts that gobble up the dayand don't allow me to recognize the beauty around me.Today I will be freed of unrealistic expectationsthat lead to disappointment and self-pity.

Also labeled: Simple Prayer, Prayer, Self Esteem, Various Author, How to Love Yourself, Live in the Present

On Track

On Track At times, I feel I’m the engineer on this train, and some days, just cargo. All I need to know is that I’m on the right track.Before I even began this journey, You’d mapped out the route.Each time we pull into a stop, I think my trip is over.Then the train starts up again, back out into the sun.

Also labeled: Inspirational Prayer, Prayer for Inspiration, Prayer, Faith

What If?

What If? You probably think I should be over this by now.A lifetime of temptation, giving up, starting again—follow me into the turmoil of my mind. My body will never be what I want it to be.It's too late for my version of perfect.Age eliminates firm arms, slender waist. Truth broadcasts itself through my conscience.What is left? Can I set new goals?Eliminate old thought...

Also labeled: Request Prayer, Prayer, Weight Loss, Losing Weight, Self Esteem, Low Expectations, Various Author, How to Love Yourself

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, Prayer for Spirituality, Peace of Mind, Faith, Overwhelmed

Just Desserts

Just Desserts I knew I shouldn’t... even before I ate it.But it was so tempting, so delicious, so mine.I say I want to lose weight, I know what it takes— really.I do know, but somehow I can’t bring mysel...

Also labeled: Inspirational Prayer, Prayer, Sue Bradford Edwards, Prayer for Food, Weight Loss, Losing Weight, Prayer for Inspiration

Lost Weight?

Have You Lost Weight? It's been said that you can never be too rich or too thin. But the latest winner of America's Top Model might just prove that cliche wrong.At 6 feet, 2 inches,

Also labeled: Prayer Blog, Prayables Team Blog, Weight Loss, Losing Weight, Ruth Williams

I Am Enough

I Am Enough I need material things to make me feel special.With more, I know I would be worthy.I want it my way and my way now!What is really going on?I want to feel connectedto my friends,family and You.

Also labeled: Simple Prayer, Prayer, Various Author, Materialism

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, Overwhelmed, Prayer for Food, Weight Loss, Losing Weight

Fortress of Solitude

Fortress of Solitude Thank you for fortitude.It took years, but I'm okay on my own.Solitude has been a gift,and I rarely felt pangs of loneliness,but I realize it would be a blessingto have a partner. Help me to get past my sensethat I need to travel lightin order to move forward at my own pace.

Also labeled: Request Prayer, Prayer, Prayer for Love

Rings and Things

Rings and Things It is a time for promises,for gathering together,for becoming one.Our rings, a symbolof this unity.Please protect the circleof those we hold dear,circles old and circles new.Keep them unbrokenbut stretchable,secure.

Also labeled: Lori Strawn, Wedding Prayer, Prayer, Prayer for Marriage, Prayer for Love, Trust

You, Me, and the Lamp Post

You, Me, and the Lamp Post Just between us—I've done things I wouldn't want to see in the headlines,so I won't be throwing a stone in your direction.Every dark alley,

Also labeled: Inspirational Prayer, Prayer for Inspiration, Prayer, Prayer for Reflection

Moving Mountains

Moving Mountains You see what I am up against.My head is bloodied from banging it againstthe wall of corruption and denial.Save me.I am shadow boxing, trying to make a change,yet all I strike is empty air.Give me strength to keep fighting.Let the justice of my...

Also labeled: Prayer for Guidance, Lori Strawn, Request Prayer, Prayer, Prayer for Patience, Prayer for Help

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