When I keep myself open to joyful surprise
and cheerfully notice the rose-scented air,
accepting with grace both hellos and goodbyes …
My life is a prayer.

When I let myself thrive, instead of just cope,
when I speak out my thanks and not my despair,
when I let go of grudges and hold on to hope …
My life is a prayer.

When faith guides my footsteps, not merely beliefs,
and I offer my chipped, broken heart for repair
when I’m trusting my Jesus to heal all my griefs …
My life is a prayer.

My life is a prayer when I lay down my care,
and accepting his gifts, all the fog gently lifts,
and I now clearly see what this grace means to me,
and all I’m free to dare … My life is a prayer.

Come let him heal your heart.
Come let your life start …

#23
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Copyright 2025 M. Ryan Taylor

Note: This one is heavily influenced by a book I’m now re-reading the third time: Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer by Brother David Steindl-Rast … though it is a difficult read at times, it is just so, so good … highly recommended.

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