A PRAYER TO FOCUS

God, help me to focus on what is really important.

Help me to focus on what will give life.

Help me to focus on what promotes justice and peace.

Help me let go of all the little things that don't matter.

Help me to let go of anything that blocks your Spirit.

God, you are my Mother, my Father; You love me.

Help me to trust your plan--your plan for life,

  your plan for the fullness of life for everyone.

God, you are the Spirit of life for the whole world.

Remove violence from my life.

Remove violence from the world.

Teach me how to speak up for justice without violence.

Teach me how to learn from the poor.

Teach me how to embrace religious tolerance

  and to learn from others.

God, help me to focus on what is really important.

-- Author Unknown