A Prayer for When Your Mind Is Everywhere Else

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 procrastination cleaning.

Well, God, my mind is everywhere else but here.

When I am distracted by the next thing I need to do and then forget what that next thing even is,

When I feel discouraged because the day is not turning out the way I thought it would,

When I have knots in my stomach about all of the sad, horrible things going on in the world,

When I try to give my children and spouse my full attention but my thoughts keep drifting,

When I cannot forget the troubling conversation I had earlier,

When I worry about the hardships my friend faces and feel powerless to help,

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