I bring myself to you, oh Father,
In whom all my thoughts, dreams, and struggles are held.
You alone know every bit of my heart.
Move me in a quiet surrender toward your work.
As I consider paths which lie before me,
Possibilities and unknowns,
Let not my mind dwell long on the things of tomorrow.
Instead, pull me gently back to the present.
Oh Lord, You have blessed me with the gifts to imagine, hope, and plan.
Even as I do so, let me not sour these good gifts with misuse.
Instead, gently remind me of my finitude.
As I walk through life,
Living in the realities of past hopes and prayers,
Let me not ignore these good gifts and testaments to your continued faithfulness.
Instead, pull me back to the present.
Though I may long for the things yet to come,
Reconcile my heart to the beauty of the present.
Guide my heart to faithfulness and joy in the passing of these moments,
Even as I trust you are good and will give me my heart’s desires.
Give me the strength to journey onward,
With the wisdom and grace to steward
This precious, fleeting moment of the present.