Prayers

It's been a couple weeks
since we had our big day
a big performance
that brought the first ten years
of the life of a bell choir
to an end

Our second decade has begun
and last night during our rehearsal
we began pulling ourselves together
for Christmas eve
a time when we will celebrate a birth
a new life
that has given all of us our faith
And we played our bells
and we prayed
yes we prayed
we prayed for all of humanity

And you were fighting a bladder infection
and you were in pain
Our prayers went out to you
our prayers went out to a college student
struggling to decide on a major
our prayers went out to a friend
who lost her grandson
And we played our bells
and we prayed
yes we prayed
we prayed for all of humanity

And as I stood there for a moment
in the silence of prayer
I could feel so much overwhelming my heart
for loosing a grandchild is hard
and breaks a persons heart
for I've never experienced a bladder infection
but I've heard they are nasty
for I know what it's like to be a struggling college student
trying to find their major
trying to find their place in the world

And we played our bells
and we prayed
yes we prayed
we prayed for all of humanity
And so I sit myself down as we pray
on this black stool
sitting behind me
and I bend over in prayer
for those who have lost loved ones

I pray
for those who will loose loved ones this holiday season
that they find some positive in the season
I pray
for those in pain
that their pain will fade
I pray
for the poor, struggling college students
who are looking for the place they belong
so they may find their place
in this world

I pray
for those who are hurting
in ways unknown
that they find comfort
that they find help
in ways they never expected
and I pray
for those overseas,
away from family and friends
that they feel appreciated
and I pray everyone feels loved
and I give thanks for everything I have

I pray
and I give thanks
for everything we have here
I give thanks
for everything I can enjoy
I give thanks
for friends and family
and for my life