A Prayer Before Starting Work

Each week, after I write the main post, a few days later, I send an accompanying prayer related to the topic. I am doing in this in part for me: I always am on the hunt for more written prayers. I use written prayers often in my work to pray for larger groups, but I also love written prayers for my personal piety. Sometimes it is nice when I do not have the words to use someone else’s.

The below prayer is in response to my latest post on conquering work.

Our Great Creator and Producer,

You know know how to work and accomplish better than we ever could.

When we work and create and do, we honor that we are made in your image, and you delight in us adopting your generative force.

Give us patience so that we may work carefully, discernment so we may accomplish the right things, and perseverance so we may keep going, even when we hit roadblocks or fight fatigue.

Remind us that the work worth doing does not drain us but invigorates us.

Help us to bring regular bouts of rest into our rhythms.

We’ve…