A Writer's Prayer - Published in The Habit Newletter

 

Many of you know that I am part of an amazing online faith-based writing community called The Habit. 

I joined almost a year ago, and it has provided me with numerous blessings and some truly incredible relationships. 

For the past few weeks, we have been discussing God's expectations of us as writers and in his weekly newsletter, Jonathan Rogers included a prayer that I had penned. 

If you'd like to see it the blog, you can visit it here

If you'd just like to read the prayer, here it is: 

A Writer’s Prayer By Sandra Rose Hughes

The list of things I am not good at is quite long.
But people tell me that You have given me some ability to write. 

Thank you for this gift, Lord.
Let me not hide it under a bushel
Or use it to make others feel small.

But let me share with them generously-
For myself, my family, my community. 

Help me to trust in the process,
For you are a God of process,
And you gave me this gift to be used.

 Help me to trust You to bring me
The right opportunities in the fullness of time
To offer my work where it might be a blessing. 

Help me to do the small tasks I can do today
To practice skills and dream visions
So that I can learn to write something True and to write it well. 

I can plant and water, and show up.
But only You can make the harvest grow.
Help me to trust You for the outcome.

Above all, let the words of my mouth and the thoughts on the page
be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.