PRAYING THROUGH THE DISTRACTIONS OF LIFE

PRAYING THROUGH THE DISTRACTIONS OF LIFE My intentions Are always GOOD They are ALWAYS to Spend time alone with God-and- PRAY!-Pray!-pray! But I have to tell you Despite my intentions-it does NOT always happen that way THINGS happen-distractions set in This happens-that happens- Other things grab my attention And BEFORE I know it Before I am in the proper frame Of mind I am on to other things “Do NOT FORGET The works of the Lord” Psalm 78:7 We must REMEMBER The works of the Lord We MUST get ourselves To that PROPER frame of mind And PRAISE him at all times ONE thing that I have come To do IS to think of my whole life As one big prayer That way-whatever I am doing I am conscious That the Lord is with me EVEN working for my good In that situation “But Martha was distracted By ALL the preparations That had to me made She came to him and asked, 'Lord-don't you CARE That my sister has left me To do the work by myself? TELL HER to help me!' “'Martha-Martha,'-the Lord answered- 'You are worried and upset About MANY things But FEW things are needed- Or indeed ONLY ONE Mary has CHOSEN What is better And it will not be Taken away from her'” Luke 10:40:42 MAYBE that is-in TODAY'S world too Maybe we need to be A little MORE Mary-and-a LOT LESS Martha in our lives CHOOSING to PRAY Through the distractions of life Nine hundred years ago Saint Bernard of Clairvaux advised The POPE how to KEEP Spiritual focus in office “I DESIRE indeed That you should have peace From distractions But I don NOT want you To make peace with them........” I think sometimes OUR distractions Are there for a REASON Areas of our lives That need attention That NEED brought to God “Listen-my sons- To a father's instruction Pay attention and gain understanding” Proverbs 4:1 “WE must pay the Most CAREFUL attention Therefore-to what we have heard- So that we do NOT drift away” Hebrews 2:1 Dear Lord-we PRAY HELP US=at all times To pray through The DISTRACTIONS of life And put you number 1 In our life=RIGHT WHERE you ought to be That way-we will FIND The PEACE that we NEED In our lives Robert P. Wallman 1-11-17 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Amy Welborn