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Prayers For Courage And Hope (1)
Prayer
Gentle Words In A Raging Storm
Prayers for all occasions
O God of Hope,
the turbulent waters of life wear us out.
Our arms are sore, our breath gone; we can swim
no more.
It seems often to be just that moment you choose
to invite us to walk on the water,
to do the impossible,
to go beyond what we think we can do,
to risk the unknown, the unfamiliar, the unexpected.
We are, like Peter, humans of little faith.
We may puff it up so that it supports us for a while,
but then our faces turn blue and we blow it out
with exhausted relief!
Teach us to learn our limitations so that we will
the turbulent waters of life wear us out.
Our arms are sore, our breath gone; we can swim
no more.
It seems often to be just that moment you choose
to invite us to walk on the water,
to do the impossible,
to go beyond what we think we can do,
to risk the unknown, the unfamiliar, the unexpected.
We are, like Peter, humans of little faith.
We may puff it up so that it supports us for a while,
but then our faces turn blue and we blow it out
with exhausted relief!
Teach us to learn our limitations so that we will
