And He told them a parable

to the effect that they ought

always to pray

     and not lose heart.

           Luke 18. 1

(Have I even considered

      praying about this?

Whatever it may be,

wherever I find myself,

what is all around me,

the joys, the struggles,

the big rocks on the path,

the gravel in my shoes?

First response,

     not last resort.

Never stop praying.

God is doing a work

we would not believe,

  even if we knew.)

O LORD,

We come before You,

not with a list of

   our own ideas about

what You should do,

how You should do it,

when, where and why.

Not seeking an answer,

    nor a specific outcome,.

but seeking You.

O LORD, align our hearts

        with Yours.

Help us not just

    to be aware of You,

but abide in You.

Praying is just one way

of practicing Your Presence

seeing Your way,

and ready to follow You

                  in this.

"We do not know

           what to do,

but our eyes

     are on You."

    (2 Chronicles 20. 12)