The Good

Lord,

Help me to see the good in people and not complain against them.  If something needs fixing, help me to help to fix the situation but to always see the good in people.

Help me instead to focus inward at those things in myself that need changing.  

Help me to turn away from the notion that there is nothing within me that needs changing.  This trap is laid out  for me in a new place in my life everyday.  I must always look for where it is hiding.

Lord,

Help me to rejoice in the goodness of others and see that it is the goodness You have placed there.

Help me to recognize that when I see and want to over-grasp those things I see as good in myself that I must also remember that these things are the goodness You have placed in me and not merely a testament to puff myself up.

Lord,

Please help me to keep my mind and my heart ready for You today.

Amen

Peek into My Soul

Lord,

Peek into my soul today and let Yourself in.  Let me rest in You.  Remind me to rest in You, for I often forget and try to do things by myself.  I try to do things my way.  I try to go on full blast without Your help.

Lord,

Paint on me, Your canvas.  Paint your colors brightly, for You are an artist no other brush can equal!

Lord,

Help me to ask for You!  Let me grow in this life but with a constant companion, even when the world says I am alone.

Lord,

Remind me that Your many ways find me, even when I think I am alone.  You bring me friends when I need solace and help me to be alone when I need solitude.

I will walk today, Lord.  Let me to take from this journey whatever it is You have planned for me.

Amen