Jan. 7 - Acknowledging Need

From the First Lesson for this day - Isaiah 15

A prayer:
Lord, help me to acknowledge my blessings before you.
I spend so much time wallowing in my needs.
In the midst of prosperity, I dwell in a wasteland of need.
In the midst of joy, I find sorrow and grief.
In times of happiness, I wail and complain.
I don't realize my blessings until they are gone.
I'm not so unlike the Moabites, Lord.
Thou art God of all and all things. Let me love the blessings I have and forgive me from being jealous of the things I don't have.
Amen.