Forgive My Little Efforts

Father God Almighty, 

you inspired Moses, Samuel, and others 

to write when their best tools 

were papyrus and parchment, 

reed styli and ink made from crushed berries and plants.

For millennia, 

your servants have recorded 

stirring and soaring works 

in caves and cells, 

dusty rooms and mud huts, 

by lamplight and candlelight. 

So many have written so well 

in such circumstances 

as to shame my little efforts 

and shoddy craftsmanship.

So forgive me, Lord, 

when I let tiny obstacles

and minor inconveniences 

compromise my praying and writing. 

Forgive all those times when I could do better 

and make them less and less frequent 

until they sink forever beneath the waves of creativity

imagination,

and productivity,

in Jesus' name, amen.

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