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In Challenging Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dear God, in the midst of a noisy world I come before you seeking the silence to hear your voice. It is so easy to be distracted by daily headlines, the internet, phone calls and messages and all my comings and goings. In my heart I yearn for the peace and quiet to converse with you<\/a>, to hear your voice alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know that it is not necessary to go to the desert or a lonely place, but only to quiet the thousand monkeys constantly chattering in my brain. I yearn to sit quietly and listen deeply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At times fear consumes me. Fear of the unknown, the quiet and what I might hear. Maybe this keeps me from hearing you. Am I afraid of what you might ask of me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My prayer this day is a plea to grant me the blessing to hear your voice and the courage to believe in the plan you have had for me<\/a> since the beginning of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world stands in need of loving care and forgiveness. You are a God of love, faith, hope and new beginnings. Are you calling me<\/a> to a yet unknown life that will grace me to walk in your footsteps?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God, with your blessing, I will find that quiet place to listen to your voice and be transformed to have the courage to say, \u201cthy will be done.\u201d Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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