Prayer to Navigate Distractions

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Colossians 4:5-6

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20

Prayer to Navigate Distractions

Lord,

this world surrounds and assaults me

with all manner of distractions

my time with you is diminished

as I try to hold the world at bay

all day long

I am pulled in every direction

righteousness and morality

are called into question

vilified by media

crime is now entertainment

pornography supplants true love

politics offer a twisted scripture

all with the click of a button

I am asked to choose sides

Lord, bring me home to you

give me the wisdom to discern the truth

to set my mind and my heart and my eyes on You

give me the fortitude to look away,

move away from false teachings

and move evermore toward Your holy word.

when I am enticed to folly

remind me of my responsibilities

to care for my family and friends

to complete the work given me

and to let Your glory shine through me

nothing on this earth

is as important as my relationship with You

everything that distracts

even for an instant

sets my foot on an errant path

slows my progress to perfection

I place all my trust in You

that my efforts will not return void

and by Your grace

I shall share Your goodness and mercy with everyone

Amen