Prayer Offered for May 13, 2021

Today’s prayer is about leaning on God.

Some people lean against fence posts when their bodies ache from toil.

Some people lean on oak trees, seeking cool shade on hot, humid days.

Some people lean on crutches when their limbs won’t work for them.

Some people lean on each other when their hearts can’t stand alone. 

God of shelter and strength, it often takes us a long time to lean on You.

We prefer to remain independent rather than acknowledge You as an oak tree of comfort, a sturdy support when the limbs of our lives are weak. Praise to You, Eternal Lean-To, for being our refuge in distress, for Your constant presence, and for continually bringing a slow end to the wars within our hearts and in our world.—AMEN.

_{(Joyce Rupp)}