My Prayer

My Prayer


I begin by
kneeling in devotion,

knowing this is the place
where Spirit draws near
and listens …
my hands clasp as I say my prayer:

have mercy, oh Sacred One
and show me the way
as I continue
struggling
to understand

our chaotic world and its
needless suffering.
grant me the fortitude to be
empathetic,
magnanimous,
enlightened, and
resilient, so that I may show
kindness to all
those who cross my path.

today, tomorrow, and
onward … for all the days
to come …

empower me to serve those
enmeshed in pain and other
negative thoughts and beliefs.

gracious Spirit, I humbly ask,
endow me with
benevolence until the
end of my
days here on Earth.



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Written for Writer’s Cramp - Poetry Week: 4 January 2025
Prompt: Write an acrostic poem using the following sentence as your starting letters:
Ik kwam haast ongemerkt tot een gebed. (Translation: I almost unnoticed came to a prayer.)
(It is part of a Dutch song in which the I-person sits in church listening to the organ playing and, without realizing it, comes to prayer.)
The title should be My Prayer.