Friday Prayer: All the Days of My Life

When a church member “threatens” to leave when she doesn’t get her way…

Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

When I choke back tears at the funeral of a beloved elder…

Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

When the sounds of children wrestling in the pews drowns out the sermon…

Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

When someone drops by with a small token “just because”…

Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

When my stomach knots from stress and fear…

Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

When my cup runneth over…

Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

And sometimes they will catch me. Amen.