A Daily Prayer
The following poem was written by my brother, Jason Vicknair. Less than a year later, he passed away due to a drug overdose. This would be one of the last poems he ever wrote:
Lord, keep us safe and our loved ones well.
Lord, bless this home and all who inside dwell.
Lord, grant me the patience to wait for myself.
Lord, grant me the endurance to keep my Bible off the shelf.
Lord, grant me the diligence to follow Your path.
Lord, grant me the knowledge to stay away from Your wrath.
Lord, grant me humility to keep me from pride.
Lord, grant me the strength to hang on for the ride.
Lord, grant me the courage to follow Your lead.
Lord, grant me the chance to help those in need.
Lord, grant me the wealth that I might share it with others.
Lord, tame my speech that I may not offend my brothers.
Lord, grant me wisdom that I may know You more.
Lord, grant me purity so that light shines from my core.
Lord, grant me faith so I might believe.
Lord, clean my closet that I may receive.
Lord, grant me honesty so Your truth I might spread.
Lord, grant me the time, so I may do this before I’m dead.
Lord, my God, my Savior, and King,
If I do die before completing everything,
My trust is in You that the best for me is done.
And I thank You, my God, for the race You’ve let me run.
Lord, all these things I swear to You,
Cause with You on my side there’s nothing I cant do.
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We all struggle. We all sin. We all battle a “thorn in our side” just as Paul did in the Bible.
But know this, God sees your heart. So never stop letting your heart seek Him.
Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
– 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
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