Grace to Believe | A Prayer

The orations roll off our tongues 

with tradition and ease.

We believe, we do.

We believe.

… in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord …

We believe, we do.

But Sundays have a way of hastening to end,

and Monday meets us with terrors irreconcilable.
Kids call with nightmares we cannot ward off,
The bank calls again and more time is not an option.
how to believe …
come and foster in us
the faith of remembrance,
and give us the grace
to recite the creed once again.
we believe.

Doctors call with news that isn’t good,

And we forget 

…in the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting …

So would You, God of our profession,

come and foster in us
the faith of remembrance,
and give us the grace
to recite the creed once again.

And to say,

We believe.