A prayer

Dear God,

I have sinned against you one too many times,
yet you still keep me alive
and keep me safe.
Please help me to understand how you love
because I do not understand.

Please forgive my sins Lord,
and help me to run when temptation lurks
Please hold my hand everyday and give me strength
just so I will not stumble.

For I know I have no self-control
and am weak.
Please have mercy on me
and teach me, your face, to seek.

Please help my from my stress,
and help me to feel at peace.
I am very stressed and angry, Lord
my stress is like a beast.

It is eating me up and builds fury
and it brings me close to sin.
so please dear God, free me!
So that I won't die within.

Help me to see and feel that you are there,
that you will always be,
and to know that you will not abandon me
to leave me and not care.

And help me to count the many blessings you give me
so that with each that I count my faith will grow.
And that I will learn to be thankful,
all the way.

Keep me on the right path,
help me not to stray,
for as a human I will err
so please lead the way.

I know that I'm stubborn
and will often forget.
But yet even when I am far away,
You do not forget.

Please help me not to lie
and to mean what i say
So that I will not be a hypocrite
For from this you'll turn away.

Lord, a great battle is coming up
and I have not prepared
Please give me the strength to listen to you
and help me to start preparing.

Amen