Friday’s Reflection
MERCIFUL AND LOVING GOD, welcome to my quiet space. Thank you for coming when I called.
I need you right now.
I need to be with you.
I need to feel your touch.
I need to hear your voice.
So many things are happening, and I feel overwhelmed. . . . I feel as if I’ve lost you in the midst of everything around me. And so, I sit quietly now and welcome your presence here with me.
Speak to me, O God, in this brief space. Slow my anxious thoughts, still my pounding heart, calm my fears and doubts. . . .
Remind me that I am your child and that I don’t have to be afraid or overwhelmed.
Touch me, God, in this moment. Let me feel your hand upon me, your love pouring over me, your comforting Holy Spirit all around me. . . .
Thank you for your ever-present love.
Keep me in your presence today, O Lord, no matter what befalls me.
- Patricia Wilson
Quiet Spaces
From pages 24-26 of Quiet Spaces: Prayer Interludes for Women by Patricia Wilson. Copyright © 2002 by Patricia F. Wilson. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Upper Room Books. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
How (and where) do you pray when you are feeling anxious? Share your reflections.
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