Hi God,
I seem to be rather distractable these days.
It’s tough to get one task done
because a million other things
keep popping into my mind,
begging for immediate attention.
According to Dorothy Day,
the solution to this is to pray more.
Apparently the calm that comes from prayer
also brings calm and a sense of order to the mind.
Or something like that.
So my prayer today is to make time
to focus solely on you for a time each day.
That in itself should be enough,
but if it’s not asking too much,
I would like the focus to carry over
to daily tasks,
so I can get one thing done
before another task intrudes.
Also, if it’s not asking too much,
please have mercy on my soul,
sinner though I be.
Amen