Changing Our Defaults

 

So Moses

    prayed for the people.

            Numbers 21. 7

(Praying is an act of grace.

Even though they had brought

    trouble upon themselves,

even though they were

    rebellious and grumpy,

even though they gave Moses

    a really hard time

    over and over again,

        Moses prayed for them.

What if praying was our default?

We would witness how praying

    gets all over everything, 

not just how much

              they would change,

but how much our own hearts

   and attitudes and actions

              would change,

   right in the act of praying.

Same trigger,

but different response,

          and different outcome.

What if we prayed about this

                      instead?)

O LORD,

Please help us to not be

      the ones who grumble,

      criticize,

      or try to change others,

   but to learn to pray instead.

We all struggle with something

             or someone,

but You have placed us here

    to bring Your name,

    Your grace and love.

Engrave in our hearts

        the need to pray.

May we come to You

         right away,

trusting You

   as You guide us through. 

And help us to realize

   that praying invites us into

  all the incomprehensible things

  You are already doing.