As I struggled with my bags of groceries, dropping the 12 pack of toilet paper in the mud while fishing my keys out of cavernous purse (why do I use this purse?), I was reminded of something a friend once told me.
"Learn to pray into the nerve rattling frustrations of every day life."
Today, all I managed was "Lord," a one word prayer I threw to the heaven's like a lifesaver from a sinking ship.
I'm challenging myself, and you if you're willing, over the next few days- to compose you're own grocery list liturgy.
For today, mine is:
Thank you for my two arms, forgive me for wanting more
Amen.
i hear you on the "why do i use this purse" line! I tried buying little compartments and a GIANT hello kitty keychain but i just realized it's the big purse that's the problem! bye bye purse.
ReplyDeleteI say it every day, multiple times per day- yet- I still use it! Ah!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the perspective. I had a whole Liturgy of grocery list prayers today! :D
ReplyDeleteI LOVE big mom purses. My architect husband's handy dandy solution is mesh zipper bags. I know pretty much what's in each colorful see thru bag. salmon: lipstick, brown: cards--business, library, insurance, gift...blue: all mom stuff like nail clippers, band-aids, toothpicks, homeopathic remedies, annointing oil! You get the idea. I have 4 bags of all sizes in my BIG mom purse.