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I Commend You

I Commend You

A prayer of relief and release

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We are in the beautiful country of Greece. A part of our family lives here. The best thing about this trip is not coming as a tourist; taking the time to not pack n all the things to see. We get to just live with our family and go with a flow…

More and more, I am realizing the power and peace of saying three simple words as I pray about so much happening in the outer world and my inner world.

My prayer is simply:

“I commend you!”

It’s a prayer of release and relief.

It’s a prayer lo letting go of what I cannot change.

It is a prayer of releasing who and what I cannot change!

I found these words on a brief text by the Apostle Paul. Ever sense I read his words— his prayer of relief and release, they made such sense for me as I think thorough all the roles in which I’m really powerless and need to commit my mind to lessening people, situations and circumstances.

Here’s my prayer written in the form of a poem!

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