{"id":1434,"date":"2014-08-07T09:57:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T13:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2014-08-07T09:57:47","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T13:57:47","slug":"a-workday-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2014\/08\/a-workday-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"A Workday Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>&#8220;And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.&#8221; ~Colossians 3:23<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">My Father,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Give me grace to engage my heart in my work today. You wouldn&#8217;t have me merely go through the motions of getting my work done so I can pick up a pay check; your expectation is that I would work wholeheartedly as if You were my boss, for ultimately, Lord, You are!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Grant me favor with my co-workers. Help me to walk in love with each one, forgiving them as you have forgiven me for all my grievances big and small.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Give me discernment, wisdom, understanding and insight to do my job well and thoroughly, constantly improving and honing my skills with every opportunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Make me teachable, open to input and correction, humble enough to receive both affirmation and criticism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Put a guard over my mouth that no negative or unkind word would pass my lips.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Keep me grateful today and place a song of thanks in my heart as I go about my duties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Thank you for providing a job for me. Thank you for all you have done, are doing, and will do according to Your best plan for me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I love you, Lord.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Amen<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.&#8221; ~Colossians 3:23 My Father, Give me grace to engage my heart in my work today. 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