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Personal Prayers > Getting older
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Frank's Prayer
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Dear Lord, I wonder as I get older
and have more things go wrong with my body
and my mind, what lies ahead?
I accept the fact that I have begun to lay down this life
before I can begin another
but I’m still a little bit scared.
I like it here. I love my family and my friends.
I enjoy living. I like the daily surprises.
I even like complaining. I want to live!
Whether I continue on in this life a while longer
or whether I begin my new life sooner than I’d
bargained for makes little difference. Especially
when I realize that as one life ends, another one
will begin; as my friends here cry “There he goes”
another batch that I haven’t seen in a while will
be shouting “Here he comes.”
Lord, I place myself in Your hands.
please ease my doubts, deepen my faith, calm my
fears, touch my aches and pains,
hang onto me, and restore my sight.
There is a God.
There is more out there than meets the eye.
There is a tomorrow.
And I’m certain I’ll be in it!
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Rev. Alan Houghton -- From The Parsons Prayer Book
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Retirement
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Wisdom of years be yours
Joy of friendships be yours
Wealth of memories be yours
Fruit of endevor be yours
Hope of heaven be yours
Peace of God be yours.
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Celtic Blessings, Compiled by Ray Simpson
(Submitted by Cal Wick)
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