Prayer of Contentment

And so this is where I find myself at.

Don’t quite know what I am doing here.

Don’t quite know where I am going.

 

But oh Lord, I praise Your Holy name.

I praise you for your hand of protection

that has brought me to this place,

the arms that have sheltered me

from the dangers I know not of.

 

I praise you that you have kept me

on bended knee, have allowed me

to experience need so that I

may be aware of your Grace.

 

I praise you for lighting my path

step by step, not mile by mile.

For I need to learn how to listen to your voice,

to trust you and be obedient

in the small day by day living.

 

I praise you for the opportunity

to grow in my suffering,

to find joy in my afflictions

because what strength

can come from a life free of obstacles?

and what radiance

can come from a life never tested, never tried?

 

And oh my sweet Lord,

I praise you for the unfulfilled desires and dashed hopes

because that is when I taste you the most

and feel with every fiber of my being

that You alone can satisfy.