As I was lying in bed I found myself drawn to pick up one of my Grandfathers many bibles I was given after his passing. In it In found a prayer titled “My Prayer”. Since his passing in ’05 I have opened this bible on many occasion and never noticed in the front left this little pray he jotted down. I am unsure if it’s completely made up by him or if it is used in some translation of a scripture ( I will continue to research it), however I would like to share it.
“You are the true source of all that is really life,
direct my steps form all that is not of you.
Make me more honorable Lord in you.”
For some reason this simple prayer sums up all that one could come to a divine deity and ask. Three lines, 28 words, and two sentences convey one’s simplest, but essential request to his God.
When I first read this I instantly came to tears. Personally knowing the man who wrote it and how he lived his life it made me reflect on my wants and needs. The man I knew him to be words like proud, strong, dedicated, and worthy of all he had, summed my Grandfather up. However, he himself seen these traits to be God’s work in him. What I knew as a proud man, through this prayer it is evident he wasn’t afraid to kneel before his God and admit all that he possessed wasn’t what life really was about. What I seen as a strong man, he saw as a meek and humble man asking his creator for strength. What I seen as a dedicated and determined man, he himself knew to be a man who was afraid of straying from the call. What I seen as a Honorable man he knew in reality knew that his Lord made him honorable in accordance to his (Gods) will.
I thought I’d share this in the hopes that someone, like I, might find hope and comfort in these words.
“Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”
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