Prayer from the Wilderness (for my Whole Family and I)
Father,
We are in the wilderness: not by accident, but by Your hand. We didn’t walk into this desert alone; You led us here so we could finally see clearly. And now we see, Lord. We see that what we called “family” was only held together by our effort. We see how short life is. How fleeting. How fragile.
You, God, have all the time in the world: but we are just dust, just a breath.
Have compassion on us.
Bend low to hear our cries and rememb