Keep It Simple

Prayers - Serenity Prayer

By Sue Bradford Edwards

Keep It Simple

WKeepItSimpleTreat your neighbors as yourself.
Don't lie or steal.
Honor your parents.
They seem pretty straightforward
right up until I seek clarification,
that will help me find
loopholes and exceptions.
Just who are my neighbors?
Do white lies count?
Help me simplify my obedience
instead of complicating it
with qualifications and quantification.
You can help me do this
if only I will meet Your gaze,
releasing my focus from the minutiae
I use as a distraction
from what I know You want.

 

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Labels: Serenity Prayer, Prayer for Serenity, The Golden Rule, Prayer for Important Decisions, Prayer, Sue Bradford Edwards

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