O God,
At times, I know just how to follow you.
Those are the days when it is a delight to love you and know you are with me.
Other times, I struggle to sort out conflicting impulses.
Those days, I wish I could run and hide from you.
Remind me that your love is with always with me:
when I follow you easily and gladly, and when I truly want to forget about you.
Guide me when I struggle to live in ways that reflect my love for you.
Strengthen me when I don’t feel like loving your beloved ones around me.
Help me to see beyond my own selfishness.
Teach me to share my resources, my compassion, my love with people who need them.
Show me how to follow you, even when it seems so very difficult.
Amen.