THE SENILITY PRAYER :
Grant me the senility to forget the people
I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and
the eyesight to tell the difference.
This is pretty much my outlook (pun intended) on life these days :-)
2007-10-19 13:26:36 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
IT is my turn to get violated! :-)
2007-10-19 13:27:10 · update #1
God, grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change.
The courage to change the people I can.
And the wisdom to bury the people deep enough who I can't change.
2007-10-19 13:43:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋
I enjoyed your senility prayer. A lot of truth there.
I pray to God many times each day. It's like an ongoing conversation some days. Other days there are big favors and special requests from me to God.
2007-10-19 14:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by Miz D 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Good one. But don't pray to be senile. God answers prayers! Yes I pray, but I pray for the people who I don't like. Jesus told us to pray for our enemies, it's a hard one, but you eventually get there, with gritted teeth. There was another prayer similar to that. Can't think of it. As usual, I've just woken up , Saturday morning in Brisbane:)
2007-10-19 13:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I like that one. lol I'd say that's a pretty good outlook, covers a lot of ground, in a few words.
Seriously I do pray about everything. It's what gets me through the days-good and bad.
2007-10-19 13:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
hahahhaahahah pretty much mine too. And I do pray daily, somedays it's Good Lord, it's morning. Other days it's Good morning , Lord.
I sometimes pray at other times of the day as well, and before I go to sleep. I usually ask the Lord to keep the world as safe as humanly possible.
2007-10-19 15:38:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My prayers probably aren't the kind generally accepted in polite society. I carry on one-sided conversations in my mind with God. I think he knows what's going on and how I feel about it. He gives help where he thinks I need it and gives me a small amount of guidance the rest of the time and lets me do it myself.
He hasn't yet provided me with a taser to get even with folks who really need it, though.
2007-10-19 15:41:43 · answer #6 · answered by felines 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I pray as it is conversation with my creator. Prayer is the one thing which brings peace and even joy, in the worse of situations. It is a daily thing for me and something which is just as important to me as the air I breathe!
2007-10-19 14:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I pray everyday, but not in those terms. You wouldn't mind me using that little prayer from time to time, would you? LOL. I've had days where a prayer like that would have come in real handy. LOL
But in all seriousness, I do pray.
2007-10-19 14:09:00 · answer #8 · answered by Tinman12 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes I pray. I pray my discernment improves with age so I allow less of those folks who are counterproductive and negative into my inner circle. If senility is what it takes to forget them then I embrace it.
Pretty good and welcome prayer, Gold Wing.
2007-10-19 13:40:39 · answer #9 · answered by Southern Comfort 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Can't get by without prayer in my life.
Other than that, God grant me the sanity to ignore mean spirited people, show them genuine kindness, and God I pray not to get Altzheimer's or anything that keeps me in the care of a Nursing Home or one of my Children.
2007-10-19 13:43:18 · answer #10 · answered by kriend 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Its a good one, of course getting hit on the head and losing a lot of your memory makes it challenging, I run into people I apparently know but have no idea who they are, or if I even like them. LOL
The real challenge is the few (thank God) times I have encountered guys I apparently went out with at one time. Both times they seemed to like me so thats a relief, I guess we parted on good terms. The one guy I would like to know WHY. He's pretty cute - so thats a puzzle.
Its interesting to not remember who your friends are, and more interesting to not know who isnt your friend.
I just forget everyone apparently.
2007-10-19 17:34:53 · answer #11 · answered by isotope2007 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋