Prayer of the Overwhelmed

by Pat Severin

PRAYER OF THE OVERWHELMED

O, Lord,

I’m feeling lost, confused

by so many things in my life.

I know you’re there

but you seem so far away.

I long for an audible word from you,

to actually hear your voice.

Is that even possible?

I feel like I’m completely alone.

The future looks so bleak

and I’ve tried to adopt a positive attitude,

but, though I’ve tried and tried

I simply can’t,

it’s too overwhelming.

Your Word tells me that for You

nothing is impossible

and yet, though I pray and I pray,

nothing changes.

So now, what? What do I do

with what for me is impossible?

I can’t give up because

I’m no quitter, Lord.

You tell me I’ve got to trust,

to trust solely in you.

I’ve tried but..

I’m losing hope

and I don’t want

to feel to like this.

I’m desperate, please,

let me know you’re there.

Give me the hope I lack,

show me

the way out of this abyss,

show me

what you want me to do.

Lord, please hear me,

Show me what’s possible

and if it’s not, I guess

all I can say is...

Amen.

PAT SEVERIN

Pat Severin is a retired Christian school teacher who serves her Lord in many ways. Her current personal ministry is creating cards with poems of encouragement and sending them out weekly to those going through difficult struggles.

Her Christian poetry is also published in the Agape Review and the Clay Jar Review, as well as the book Pure in Heart Stories, which is Christian poetry and stories for children.

She is a featured poet in the six Southern Arizona Press Anthologies. Pat is also published in Perfectly Perfect Rescue Dogs and Their Humans and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons I Learned from My Dog.