honest repetitions

By John Blase | September 14, 2015 |

to avoid gentile

jabbering

my said petitions have long

been brief:

watch over her, and our children.

have mercy on me a sinner. thank you.

as far as I can tell the

predictability of my provincial prayers

has offended

neither the son

nor the father.

i fancy they are

lines heaven has grown fond of

and listens for each evening

as stars

strut their stuff

like they did the night before.

jenny fitzgerald on September 14, 2015 at 6:43 am

Beautiful! He loves our repetitions…He knows our hearts. Thank you.

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Beth Impson on September 14, 2015 at 11:09 am

Oh, I love it!

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monicasharman on September 14, 2015 at 1:01 pm

Nowadays, mine tend to be short and repetitive too:

Have mercy.
Don’t let me give up.
Thank you.
Help.

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Michele Morin on September 14, 2015 at 4:17 pm

. . . therefore, let your words be few.

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genesmith12 on September 14, 2015 at 4:36 pm

Pearl.

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avamw on September 14, 2015 at 5:43 pm

Thank you, your simple prayer is sweet comfort…

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timfranklininvt on September 19, 2015 at 11:47 pm

I love this!
“gentile jabbering”
“have long been brief”
I appreciate the thoughtful phrasing, as well as what you are saying about prayer. If the stars can be repetitious, perhaps it’s okay for me as well. I don’t tire of the repetition of goodnight kiss and “I love you.” No need to get fancy.
Thanks, John!

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