Prayer for the week

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 @ 09:06

Sometimes prayer is difficult to put into words. Ted Harrison lights a candle

I do not know how to pray.
I do not know what to say.
I do not have much time.
So?
This candle I light is:
something of what I have
something of my time
something of myself
that I leave before the Lord.
This light that ...

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