a prayer for letting it go
take my hands,
O Lord,
and ease my clenched fingers away
from the feelings
I’m so busy clutching
help me to let go
because it’s really not about me
(even if it feels like it is)
and it’s really not a problem
(even if I’ve decided it is one for me)
and it’s not even in my control
(even if I think it should be)
relieve my unfounded anxiety,
release my unnecessary anger
remind me that
to be present in this
life,
I can’t continue to cling
to the stresses and dramas
that only distract my attention
from what is real
liberate me from the feelings that hold me hostage
and
forgive me for
my own unrelenting grip
A Moving Yarn 