Understand Me!
I want to please everyone. I often feel the need to explain myself, my desires, my motives, and I won't stop until I've articulated them clearly and ad nauseum. It's like I'm shouting at everyone, "Please Understand Me! It's all about me!"
Something tells me I'm not the only one. We will be heard above the noise! Our opinion counts! We'll die trying! "Please Understand Me!"
I came across a prayer that's changed my perspective.
From the love of my own comfort
From the fear of having nothing
From a life of worldly passions
Deliver me O God
From the need to be understood
From the need to be accepted
From the fear of being lonely
Deliver me O God
Deliver me O God
Amen.
This prayer is an excerpt from a song called "I Shall Not Want" by Audrey Assad. Take a listen.