God, thank-you for your blessings
Thank-you for our wealth
Thank-you for our community
Let us not turn your blessings into curses
Let us not hoard your wealth as if it’s ours
Let us not focus on ourselves but each other
God, thank-you for this story
Thank-you for the barns we already have
Thank-you for our full stomachs
Let us tell this story with humility
Let us not be afraid of empty barns
Turn our ears to empty stomachs and hearts
God, thank-you for your story
Thank-you for grace when we fail
Thank-you for your promise of abundance
Let us not turn your story into selfishness
Allow our failure to highlight your grace
May we build different kinds of barns
May we throw different kinds of parties
God, even though we are poor
Let us make many rich
Even though we are sorrowful
Let us always rejoice
Even though we have nothing
May we possess everything.
I don’t pray much anymore but I love this. In fact, I may start praying this daily.