Is it really Monday again, Lord?
Sometimes it feels like there’s more than one of these a week,
with its vast landscape of work spread out before me,
and the realization that a lot of it
doesn’t have any chance of getting done.
I’m glad for Mondays though, don’t get me wrong!
Mondays humble me.
They cause me to prioritize the precious gift of time
and to imagine what I’d like the week to look like ~
knowing full well that life will again surprise me
with its laughable unpredictability!
On Mondays, more than most days, I seek your help, Lord.
Grant me courage, I pray, to navigate this week,
caring less about what I get checked off my to do list
and more about the person I am becoming by your grace!
Amen.
Words (c) 2012 Mark Lloyd Richardson
Photo (c) 2012 Dallis Day Richardson
P.S. ~ Sadly, as many of you know, we lost our little Sadie (pictured above) in January, and are still trying to adjust to life without her. Photos and happy memories are what we have left.
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A great way to start my Monday….thank you!
Thanks, Marian. I hope you have a wonderful week!
The P.S. left me in tears…but it’s true.
This is a lovely prayer, and it helps me, as does all your writing, understand, appreciate, and love you even more than I already do…
Thank you, sweetheart! I wrote the P.S. for the benefit of any new readers who might not know.
I’m sorry for the loss of Sadie. Animals enrich lives and losing them is the hardest part of living with them, I think. May you find peace in happy memories.
Thanks for the Monday perspective.
Thanks for your comments. We do have lots of happy memories of her. She was such a big part of our lives, and we miss her.
A wonderful Monday poem, Mark! I wrote an acrostic on this subject, as well, if you’re interested: http://lscotthoughts.com/2012/03/19/a-mighty-monday-message. Your last two lines were profoundly beautiful~
Lauren
Thanks for your kind words, Lauren. I enjoyed your acrostic as well, as I do all of your writing. Mark
Thanks, Mark, for taking the time to read and for your kind words, too!
I love the Monday poem–condolences re Sadie. God bless you.
Thank you for visiting, Caddo, and for the condolences. We miss little Sadie every day! She was a consistent source of joy.