I prayed:
Lord, I want to be unselfish.
Please bless my sister
and my other sister
and her husband,
but please do not forget
about me.
I began to expound, but had a very quiet second thought.
Perhaps listing all the reasons I deserve to be remembered
would be quite selfish
and really just
dredge up self-pity.
I opened my eyes and
saw the common
prayer for the day
(the one laid out):
“Lord God, keep us from
mumbling on and on
in our prayers when
all we ought to say is,
‘Thank you, Lord.’
Amen.”
Lord, you have kept me.
Thank you.
Amen.
Naphtalia 