I thank you for allowing me to awake this morning. I know that I have not conversed with you each and every day or night, but I hope that you will see fit to forgive me. I believe that you know what is in my heart and the type of person that I am. I have faith that you will not judge me by my discretions alone but my character as a whole. Yes, I have sinned on many occasion but I feel as if I am a good man. A good person. And I thank you once again for affording me this day to enjoy your many wonders.

I pray that today will be a good day, a productive day where I accomplish many great things. I thank you for the strength and guidance you have given me thus far on this journey and I hope that although I have not maintained every facet that I wished for that you would see it in your heart to guide me further.

I look forward to the next 48 hours and the completion of this journey as it leads to a new path. I pray that you can help me maintain. I am only human and I know that I will occasionally waver from the path you have set forth, but if the path was easy then we’d all be walking it and I know this is your test to see who possesses strength of character and will. I thank you for the power that you have given me.

I pray for those that I have sinned against and wronged along my 31 years. If you peer into my heart you know that any transgression against my fellow man was totally unintentional. Well, for the most part. There are times I have knowingly done wrong and I pray for your forgiveness.

I pray for my friends traveling on their path, be it physical, emotional or spiritual. I pray that they reach the destination that you see fit for them safely. I pray for my mother and please continue to give her the strength to maintain in these tough financial times and the stresses of work. I pray that with age my siblings will understand the error of their ways and be more mindful of others. I pray for their safety as well in this cruel world that we live in and I pray that you keep them safe in their daily travels.

I pray for me. I pray that I will become a better person, not just through this but continually. I pray that I can and will be a better son, friend, lover, worker, father and husband. I pray that I will one day find love and have it requited in the way that I, like many others, have dreamed about. I pray for happiness and eternal sunshine, not in the outward sense but internal sunshine so that I may carry positivity with me always and not let the world’s ills cloud my judgment.

I pray that my thoughts can remain pure and I will not allow outside influences and negativity to invade my space. I pray that I make it through this day safely, as I wish the same for each and every one of my loved ones and friends. I pray that these words reach you, wherever you are and through you I am able to make a success of myself not just as a man but as a human being. I pray for happiness and peace of mind. Thank you Father for taking the time out to hear my words as I pray for the strength for another good day.

Amen.