A two word prayer.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A two word wincing and wondering and hoping.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A phrase of my anxiety about his anxiety.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Please don’t…wake up “off” today.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…get upset.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…be obsessive this morning.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…complain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…fall apart and cry.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…bother the neighbors.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…talk to that stranger walking by.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…wake up Luke and Kate with your tantrum about tv time.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…tease the dogs or your siblings.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…argue about food, food choices, food portions.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…eat so fast you may choke.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…be silly or disruptive during Zoom class today.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…be oppositional.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…become irrational as your fatigue takes over.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…get set off so easily.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…be so complicated.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please don’t…ask so many questions.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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AND THEN another two word prayer.⠀
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Please be…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…ok today.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…happy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…joyful about the little things as you are.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…your sweet and grateful self.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…patient.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…easy-going.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…cooperative.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…willing to take direction and redirection.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…ok with our schedule this week.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…unmoved by minute changes today.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…full of giant hugs with your long arms.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…full of smiles.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…the one who reminds me to pray for others.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…the one who reminds me that God cares about every little prayer.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…a reminder of my own need for compassion, empathy and patience.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Please be…the spark to my personal growth.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Please just be…the beautiful human being that has changed my life forever.
Daria says
Yes!! I find myself praying these words so often early in the morning before anyone is even awake. Beautiful words! 🤗🤍
Melissa says
Beautiful Jess!!