A prayer for as you get older

    I’m tired.

      As I grow older

      fatigue comes sooner.

      This worn and weary frame

      no longer functions

      as it once did.

    That I may continue to serve You

      and live the rest of my days

      to their full

      is my prayer.

    I know, Lord, that I must learn

      to recognize limitations,

      to choose among opportunities,

      to eliminate excess baggage.

    But that knowledge comes hard.

      I am not wise;

      I need to understand

      much more than I now know

      of the practical application

      of Your Word

      to these matters.

    Forgive me Lord

      for not learning sooner,

      for wasted time

      and dissipated energy

      I now wish I had.

      I see the importance

      of these commodities

      now that I am beginning

      to run short of them.

    I want to serve You

      to the end,

      not in a lackluster manner,

      nor in weariness of flesh,

      but vivaciously,

      conserving and wisely using

      all my remaining strength

for Your glory,

Amen.

Adams, Jay E. 1979. Prayers for Troubled Times. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House.

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