Nearly every night as I go to sleep, for nearly as long as I can remember, I silently pray the Lord's Prayer and the "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" prayer.  It's a ritual which both comforts and relaxes me.

This morning, I awoke and found myself wanting a similar prayer for morning.  Inspired by my great-nephews, most of them at an age for this sort of prayer, the following came to mind:

Morning Prayer

Hello fingers,
Hello toes.
Hello tummy.
Hello nose.

Lord, I thank you
for my rest.
Help me make
today the best.

Keep me cheerful.
Keep me kind.
Your love ever
on my mind.

 
I don't know why this little ditty makes me so gleeful, but it does.  I think of little ones saying the words, and just smile.  I think it would be a fun children's book.  Now all I need is an illustrator.

Anyone?

 


Comments

Dean

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:55:58

I think that you should Hire my brother Darrell. If we remember back some years, he was quite the Illustrator. Unfortunately, his Illustrations were quite scary at the time, It would be fun if at our ages now, he could actually soften them up a bit, to show his true, softer side.

 

Laura

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:23:54

Now there's an idea, Dean!

Darrell, you up for it??

 



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