a prayer for simplicity.

Father, i am thankful and even excited to live Your life.

though it scares me from time to time, or more often,

i resign my fears to You.

i resign my uncertainties to You,

to be consumed by Your Certainty.

i resign my helplessness to You,

to be transformed by Your grace,

and to be made by Your faith into strength.

anxiety is the action of a faithless mind,

or heart,

or spirit.

You have given me faith,

and by Your mercy i will not be anxious.

i am content to live this life,

Your life,

whatever it may mean for me,

content to live in small ways,

in small things,

unimpressive to a hungry world,

but pleasing to Your Stillness.

may i be a living sacrifice in all my ways,

holy and pleasing to You.

may i continue to walk by faith,

to find hope in Your kingdom,

to find myself in Your Christ.

amen.