Alzheimers Prayer
Dear Lord I know you're busy and I hate to bother you
With all the problems in the world you have so much to do
Yet I remember when I was a child being taught about your love
How you died to set me free and left your throne above
Now my body's aging and my mind's starting to go
People say I'm senile and forget things I should know
My family's trying to get me to leave my home and friends
They say they know what's best for me and how this disease will end
Lord would you please give them wisdom to discern
The leading of your spirit and patience as they learn
All the changes that will happen at this stage of life
Please let them work together and not end up in strife
As my mind continues to slowly slip away
There will be times I know I won't remember how to pray
No matter how my mind ends up let my spirit be alive
Give my family all the strength they'll need to survive
Grant them Lord your perfect peace and give them all sweet rest
Let them know I'm safe at last as you hold me in your breast Amen
Copyright © Joye Atkinson | Year Posted 2012
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