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A Prayer for Everyone Else Lord, I come to you in prayer although I have no pressing need, just the premonition that this day might turn out better if it begins with an introspective moment, in which I open myself to You, in this closed office while the lights are still off and hallways empty. O Lord, imagine a prayer in me that illuminates the day, not so much for me, for I have already seen the end of this day and all other days, but for everyone else. I pray for children who live in the moment, oblivious or not to the consequences of their actions. I pray for adults, the down-trodden no more than the businessman who confidently strides past them, on his way to close a deal, all but guaranteeing a lucrative promotion. Both need Your aid, though one more desperately than the other. I pray for Your faithful no more than I pray for atheists, who mock You as the invisible sky-lord dwelling in the clouds. Forgive me, if I think You smile each time You are invoked as the Invisible Sky-Lord Dwelling in the Clouds. It sounds good to me; I look forward to joining You among Cumulus, Nimbus and Stratocirrus. See? You have put a smile on my face, which is exactly what I thought would happen when I opened my day with You, though I did not know the precise measure of Your steps. |
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A Prayer for Everyone Else David Keffer Knoxville, TN November 24, 2014 |