Prayers

"i asked my mother why she cry. she said 'your bother. he just died.'"
the first words of what's probably my favorite wyclef jean song: gunpowder.

and i listen over and over again for those i've lost.
and i listen over and over again for the children tugging their mom's shirt asking why she cries. and the people waiting by the phone for a phone call from haiti just to hear 'everything is okay. we're fine.'

i want this to not be forgotten.
so i listen and hope the world does too.

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dear God:

this is not one of those prayers that i speak in vain or for gain.
this is a prayer that i really need answered.

i pray serenity on everything - whether the phone rings or not.
whether the tears never stop or not.
please grant me that serenity.

amen.
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prayer requests:
haiti
@melo_the_great
@ladyneuro
@mamadiamond2
@Vwayne
@thebrownbarbie
@echi_bon
@pnoty
@mystercarter
dennis karl brown, jr.
@sunyblack
@mswoods03
@ipenhitz
@cga1982
@thekaptainkirk
@roroatl
@msline85
@ms_ladyc
@rev_denique
kanessa
@soon2bmrsaustin
my cousin
@kim0br0wn
@jefro5
@druumonster

not too long ago my mom called me.
we haven't spoken in a few days and she wanted to find out why i haven't called.
so we exchange the small talk about the crazy family members, my next move, and how her grandson is.

and then:
"[our cousin] found out she has cancer."

silence. wow. sigh.

and we said our last few words on her next moves and hung up.
the day can't go on as it was before that phone call.
and you'd think it'd be easier because it isn't me.

see...somewhere between the media and an over abundance of craziness in our personal lives, we've become people who receive bad news, hang up, then move on.

let's stop moving on so quick.
let's get sensitive again.

we don't spend enough time thinking about the welfare of others - thinking about how we can help them.
sometimes a phone call isn't enough. sometimes a simple thought isn't enough.
and believe it or not: sometimes prayer just isn't enough.

let's not always hang up and move on.

so i pray:
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dear God:
keep me from the edge. keep me from going where no emotions can survive. i want to always feel.
and if it is in your will - keep the people happy tonight.

amen.
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prayer requests:
@mamadiamond2
@Vwayne
@thebrownbarbie
@echi_bon
@pnoty
@mystercarter
dennis karl brown, jr.
@sunyblack
@mswoods03
@ipenhitz
@cga1982
@thekaptainkirk
@roroatl
@msline85
@ms_ladyc
@rev_denique
kanessa
@soon2bmrsaustin
my cousin
@kim0br0wn
@jefro5
@druumonster

side note: let's pull out our ribbons (for all cures) & rock them like we used to. pink, red, green, black, all of them!

peace