The following prayer was written by Eleanor Roosevelt and the prayer she used nightly, according to her son Elliott, who recalled how his mother went through the same evening ritual, on her knees, asking for God's blessing. This prayer was found in Blanche Wiesen Cook's book Eleanor Roosevelt, Vol I, published by Viking, 1992.
Our Father, who has set a restlessness in our hearts and made us all seekers afterthat which we can never fully find, forbid us to be satisfied with what we make of
life. Draw us from base content and set our eyes on far off goals. Keep us at tasks
too hard for us that we may be driven to Thee for strength. Deliver us from
fretfulness and self-pitying; make us sure of the good we cannot see and of the
hidden good in the world. Open our eyes to simple beauty all around us and our
hearts to the loveliness men hide from us because we do not try to understand them.
Save us from ourselves and show us a vision of the world made new.
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What a wonderful prayer. If it worked for Eleanor, it should do wonders for the rest of us. Many blessings on your writing, and more importantly, your life, in this great New Year of possibility.
Posted by: Greg | December 31, 2008 at 12:51 PM