Who do I really care for?
What fills up most of my time?
What have I shed a tear for?
What things weigh most on my mind?
What do my duties require?
Who is relying on me?
What do I deeply desire?
Where do I most like to be?
What is my church’s mission?
Who is my worst enemy?
What is my driving vision?
Who do I want to set free?
What have I heard on the news?
What am I doing today?
What do I want to improve?
Has someone asked me to pray?
The answers to these questions
Direct my supplications.
© Derrick Phillips 2016
This poem is used as a chapter header in my book Still Digging: Scratching the surface and plumbing the depths of prayer
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An ordinary bloke. More than that - an ordinary Christian bloke.
That counts. It means that I live in hope. Not the wishful-thinking kind of hope, but an active hope built on faith and fueled by experience. Becoming old just takes time but, my years have been full of challenges overcome, joys experienced, trials that became valuable lessons, and constant contact with God. When I was young I had a future; now I'm older, I have a past; but I still have a future to look forward to, and there's no end to it.
My career is now in the past. I was once a member of a nationally known Christian rock group and my music hasn't quite gone away (I still play acoustic guitar) but it's no longer at the core of my life. Writing and prayer are now my main occupations - and being a grandfather. The primary passions that are reflected in my writing are Church, Bible, and Prayer.
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