It was an emotional day and this prayer brought such comfort, that I wanted to share it with you. I recently put it up in my bathroom to read at the beginning and ending to the day, and it has been such a blessing.
-It's from Richard Foster's book of Prayers-
A Prayer of Relinquishment
Today, O Lord, I yield myself to you.
May your will be my delight today.
May your way have perfect sway in me.
May your love be the pattern of my living.
I surrender to you
my hopes,
my dreams,
my ambitions.
Do with them what you will, when you will, as you will.
I place into your loving care
my family,
my friends,
my future.
Care for them with a care that I can never give.
I release into your hands
my need to control,
my craving for status,
my fear of obscurity.
Eradicate the evil, purify the good, and establish your
kingdom on earth.
Amen.
