Faithful God, I know I pray thy will be done, and I just wish my will and your will lined up more closely sometimes. You know I love making plans. Why didn’t my plan and your plan match this time? God, I am so disappointed. I really wanted it to all work out like I hoped. And so far it hasn’t! Ugh! I will continue to trust in you. I will continue to believe you are working all things together for good. I will continue to have hope. First though, I am going to be disappointed and sad and wallow in this for a bit. I will let my feelings out knowing that you understand disappointment. I will wonder why it didn’t go like I planned. I might even shake my fist in frustration. And then, Holy One, I will breathe deeply letting your spirit of peace flow through me. I will remember that you love me more than I can even comprehend. And I will work with you to create a new plan in the hopes this one works out. Amen.
I found this prayer in my drafts waiting to be shared on my blog. I have no idea why I didn’t share it or what was causing my disappointment when I wrote it. As disappointments keep happening in life, I thought it was good to share today.
This is true to the day to day encounter in our daily lives.