#BlogElul 2018 Day 16 Pray

Pray for the big things, 

but don’t forget the small ordinary 

day to day needs

Pray the written down words

You know the prayers that

reside in books, or the ones

the community intones 

I like to know I’m saying 

some of the same words 

but often it’s the small prayers

that connect me to God

I pray for the groundhog

to find another place to bed down

after filling a hole with dirt and stones

 I pray for the listless hydrangea bush

that needs more rain water and less sun

and I pray to take the time to listen

for that small still voice