A Prayer for the Good

We move too fast to see the things that are standing still.

We too focused on getting somewhere to recognize what is steadfast, immovable, and everlasting.

We are so distracted by what could be that we fail to understand 

what already is 

and has been 

and will be

forever true.

We search and we pray for answers that, in the grand scheme of things, don't really matter 

while forgetting to look up and realize the evidence 

of answers 

to questions 

that seem too simply to ask.

So instead of finding the right answers to the wrong questions,

we stop seeking.

We have become so callous--

So callous that we look up at the moon and the stars 

and all we see is a twinkle 

that we will make time to appreciate tomorrow.

All we see is a god that we will make time to worship tomorrow.

They say that the days are evil and if that is true,

 I don't want any more.

Because I want my days to be good.

I want my time to be good.

I want my life to be good.

But it seems that sometimes it is too difficult for the good to overcome.

Because 

We move too fast to see the good.

We are too unfocused to recognize the good.

We are too distracted to understand the good.

We are too forgetful to appreciate the good.

So this is my prayer:

I pray that we be granted the patience slow down.

I pray that we will be given the discipline to focus.

I pray that we will find the time to get understanding.

I pray that we have the courage and the strength to remember the simplicity that should be life 

and to hold onto the evidence of these things that go unseen.

So that we would be restored to the way things should be:

Simple

And Still

And Good