*~My Prayer
List~*
I used
to carry my prayer list,
Around
in my aging brain,
Until
one day I became aware,
I was
leaving off some names.
They were
in my heart all right,
But my
mind had grown forgetful,
I could
not remember everyone,
And I
truly was regretful.
So one
day I just sat down,
And picked
up a pen and pad,
And listed
everyone I knew,
Who needed
prayers so bad.
My list
grew and grew and grew,
I did
not know where to stop,
There
were some I hardly knew at all,
That made
it to the top.
Well,
I had to draw the line somewhere,
To give
equal opportunity,
But since
God knew each degree of need,
I'd let
Him set priority.
What's
neat about this list is this,
I
don't forget a soul,
And
if I can't rattle off each name,
At least
I have this sheet to hold.
I can
grasp it in my pudgy fist,
It is
solid, and it's tangible,
And I
think God can read the names,
Though
they may not all be legible.
I keep
it folded in my Bible,
It is
safe there and secure,
It gets
around-the-clock attention,
From the
good Lord, I feel sure.
Then when
I do my Bible reading,
Which
I conclude each day with prayer,
I take
my list within my hand,
And I
raise it in the air.
And I say,
"Dear Lord, please bless,
This whole
long list of names,
And when
you're done with that,
Please
bless each name again."
You may
think I am peculiar,
And, of
course, you could be right,
But I
know where I'm coming from,
And that
God understands my plight.
Could you
remember all these names?
Just take
a look at this,
And please
feel free to add yours here,
If your
name's missing from this list.
Beverly,
Beverly, Beverly, Bev,
Terri
and Mary and Nita and Ned,
Bobbie,
Bobby, Robert, and Bob,
Dianne
and Lynn and Carl and Rog.
Art and
Fran and Amelia Anne,
Katie
and Janie and George and Sam,
Donna
and Lil and Bette and Bill,
Joe and
Sky and Gail and Jill.
Misty,
Bunny, small-letter bev,
Diana
and David, Elaine and Fred,
Marietta,
Thelma, Andy, Marie,
Mildred
and Richard, Edith and Lea.
Barb, Anita,
Nancy, and Pat,
Penny,
Nora, Phyllis and Jack,
K C and
Judy and Jean and Dee
And P
S, Lord - Ms Lucy and me.
AMEN!
AMEN!
Virginia
(Ginny) Ellis
copyright
2002
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~Wow Ginny!
You touched my heart ...
brought a tear to my eye and
a lump in my throat.
Thank You my friend! ~
