Prayer of the Designated Worrier

The Prayer of the Designated Worrier

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Lord, why did you give me these hands,

Knowing I would wring them?

Why are my molehills so high?

Yet, if I must spin in circles,

Let me weave a web of beauty;

If I must cry, may my tears glisten

Like dew droplets on my web in the sun;

May I, Lord, as your Designated Worrier,

Spin not only webs of worry,

But nets of peace, love and acceptance

Encircling each Your children;

May I bring to all your message!

     Holy Father & Holiest of Mothers, forgive my gnashing of teeth,

And all undue fuss!

Grant that your night, in all its splendor

Be the only black I see!

And, Lord, keep, O keep

Your Arm ever near my shoulder,

That I might lean,

With that I shall be a little less neurotic,

And as Your child--serene.

Amen.

By Connie Nelson Ahlberg

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