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An Ordinary Day Poem Analysis
Prayer Poems by Deeci Murphy

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Acknowledgements

To He from which all blessing flow.
To He who imparts strength to do all we do.
To He who is the giver of all good gifts and perfect presents,
I am humbly and graciously appreciative of all you impart to me and through me. Thank you.

Table of Contents

1. An Ordinary Day
2. Prayer for a Child of Age
3. Prayer for a Broken Heart
4. Battered But Not Broken
5. Hold Me Up
6. Sister, Sister
7. Prayer for Strength …show more content…
How do I reconnect with the life he wants me to live?

Not dwell on the darkness that insists it will overtake
Not give into negative feelings or be defined by each mistake

As I go through the motions of an ordinary day
I can pray and ponder the goodness that God has steered my way

He woke me up and gave me breath and another day of life
This fact alone helps to dispel a lot of internal strife

Those helpless, hopeless, feelings that my life is fading fast
Will diminish, eventually fade, by no means will they last

Gratitude is big. It helps you appreciate,
That God is good all the time, and never is he late

He’ll cut through the darkness, make an entrance for the light
He has the power to lift depression, the power to make you see things
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