For when you just need to put one foot
in front of the other
From The Lives We Actually Have:
100 Blessings for Imperfect Days,
by Kate Bowler and Jessica Ritchie
Oh God,
the thought of trying for a new & improved me
makes me tired.
I am barely getting anywhere,
so draw me closer to a different vision,
one that sees I don’t need perfection—
I need love.
Free me from the expectation
that life should always be better.
From the everyday stressors—
the bills, the pressure, the dependents,
the existential fears about the future
and the worries of right now.
I am threadbare.
Blessed are we, remembering
that the world is not ours to shoulder alone.
Help us put one foot in front of the other
as best we can.
Oh God, today,
give us enough to go on,
give us hope to see a future,
give us joy to see a present
lit up by your love.