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Spiritual: April 11, 2012 Issue [#4981]

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Spiritual


 This week: Prayers
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Prayers
Many professions have "prayers" that someone has made for them. Have you ever read them? They are actually kinda sweet.


My husband has just recently changed professions and become a trucker. With the change in professions, I have been on the lookout for "trucker" things. One of the things I came across was a Trucker's Prayer, and I really like it. I'd like to share it with you:

Trucker's Prayer

Dear God above bless this truck I drive,
and help me keep someone alive.
Be my mortal sight this day,
on streets where little children play.
Bless my helper fast asleep when the night is long,
and keep my cargo safe and sound
through the hours big and round.
Make my judgement sound as steel,
and be my hands upon the wheel.
Bless the traveler going past,
and teach them not to go so fast.
Give me strength for every trip,
so I may care for what they ship.
And make me mindful every mile,
that life is just a little while.

Carlos Lee Akers, Sr.


So, I became curious about these prayers. I knew I'd seen more them around, but I'd never really paid much attention to them. So I looked up one for my own profession:

A Teacher's Prayer

I want to teach my students how--
To live this life on earth,
To face its struggles and its strife
And to improve their worth.

Not just the lesson in a book,
Or how the rivers flow,
But to choose the proper path,
Wherever they may go.

To understand eternal truth,
And know right from wrong,
And gather all the beauty of
A flower and a song,

For if I help the world to grow
In wisdom and grace,
Then I feel that I have won
And I have filled my place.

And so I ask your guidance, God
That I may do my part,
For character and confidence
And happiness of heart.

James J. Metcalf


And I liked it, too! I discovered that there are many versions of each prayer, and many people who have penned prayers, usually in the form of poems, for many of the professions out there. I'll include one more that I particularly liked.

Policeman's Prayer

When I start my tour of duty God,
Wherever crime may be,
as I walk the darkened streets alone,
Let me be close to thee.

Please give me understanding with both the young and old.
Let me listen with attention until their story's told.
Let me never make a judgment in a rash or callous way,
but let me hold my patience let each man have his say.

Lord if some dark and dreary night,
I must give my life,
Lord, with your everlasting love
protect my children and my wife.
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This poem is about the turmoil during the teen years and is a prayer to God for help.
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I wrote this poem for an internet friend of mine after she lost her son last November.
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Never doubt the power of prayer. I pray for all of the lost souls out there.
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A simple prayer for a complicated world.
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If there isn't a prayer for your profession, would you write one? I wonder how many it would touch...

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