Tag Archives: My Book of Uncommon Prayers

My Book of Uncommon Prayers: Approval Pending

Posted on October 3, 2019 by apronheadlilly

Recently, I started a couple of stock photography accounts to try and generate some passive income from the myriad photos I already have on my hard drives, as well as to be an impetus for continued creativity in my now … Continue reading →

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In You, O Lord (Lilly’s Amplified)

Posted on November 3, 2018 by apronheadlilly

In You, O Lord, do I take refuge; I run to You when the darkness closes in, when chaos comes, and my own best ideas about shelter fail. let me never be put to shame; let me not be disappointed … Continue reading →

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My Book of Uncommon Prayers: Once Again

Posted on March 27, 2018 by apronheadlilly

These witchy trees, bare and lifeless, cold and leafless: One might wonder where life has gone and if all hope is gone, receded into the dark earth. But in one moment, that gifted second, a nub of green sprouts, a … Continue reading →

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My Book of Uncommon Prayers: Have mercy

Posted on March 27, 2018 by apronheadlilly

Oh, Lord of the broken and heartsick, of the world weary and tumult tossed, have mercy. Oh, Lord of the fractured and failing, of the wounded and flailing, have mercy on us. May our beliefs align with Your truths, and … Continue reading →

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My Book of Uncommon Prayers: Willing To Be Defeated

Posted on July 28, 2017 by apronheadlilly

I used to be cocksure, willing to trample fragile souls for the sake of being right. And it hurts to think I was so unlike Your sacrificial kindness, so unlike Your bleeding, selfless truth. May I be willing to be … Continue reading →

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There is a line . . .

Posted on July 21, 2017 by apronheadlilly

There is a line in the sand, and I dare not cross— but funny thing about sand and funny thing about lines, they wash away with beating waves, leaving a skimming reflection where surety used to be. So maybe instead … Continue reading →

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My Book of Uncommon Prayers: To Live a Noble Life

Posted on March 19, 2017 by apronheadlilly

How can I make my ambition Your ambition? Every now and then, unworldly inspiration and imagination penetrates t his sin-chained  mind, this bone-bound spirit, and I rejoice, respond; but just as quickly, flesh presses in— pride presses in, puffing me up, … Continue reading →

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My Book of Uncommon Prayers: Pulpit

Posted on January 7, 2017 by apronheadlilly

May my life be my pulpit. If ever my words outweigh my actions, if ever my professions overshadow my deeds, I will have given up abundant life for at the very least shallow, vain repetitions, and at the worst, dead … Continue reading →

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My Book of Uncommon Prayers: Pain and Hope

Posted on November 24, 2016 by apronheadlilly

  I woke suddenly in the wee hours, the dark hours. Was it the weird dream I was having? Maybe. But aside from that, I immediately was aware that I had passed the anniversary of my first child’s death and … Continue reading →

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My Book of Uncommon Prayers: Words Fall Flat

Posted on May 27, 2016 by apronheadlilly

When I feel the need to defend myself to the universe, words fall flat. There are never enough words to balance out the weight of weakness, the sting of sarcasm, so why not be content to let criticisms fall where … Continue reading →

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