"Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise."
Lord,
Like Peter, I am sometimes so afraid,
yet you made him the rock of your Church.
I long to be closer to you.
Help me to remember that nothing is important in my life
unless it glorifies you in some way.
"Tomorrow, I will spend more time in prayer,"
but now my longing meets your love and I want to do it now.
Help me to rely on you for help.
Please, Lord, remind me that "perfection"
isn't the crazy, "successful" way I try to live my life,
but a perfection of my most authentic, real self.
My "perfection" might be holding my many flaws in my open hands,
asking you to help me accept them.
Heal me, Lord, and help me to find you in the darkness of my life.
Let me reach out in this darkness and feel your hand and love there to guide me.
Let me reach out in this darkness and feel your hand and love there to guide me.