 A Prayer to Be Free From Tizzies* Dear God, you who did not invent tizzies, be with me when I get caught in the wild worrying of my mind, and the needless scurrying around in my fearful heart. Trip me up when I fret and stew so I can see the trap of tizzies, with their schemes to keep me bunched up in stress and strain. Let me fall headfirst into the truth of your never-ending presence, wrap your kind arms around me and calm my doubts and fears. Shout loudly in my spiritual ear when my nerves get knotted, my mind feels cramped, and my stomach screams. It may be difficult, but do try to get my full attention, because tizzies are not healthy, and they definitely chase peace out the front door of my heart. Dear God, you did not invent tizzies, I did, and only I can send them on their way, and I will, if you strengthen me to let go of my anxious hold on what is nonessential. ---Joyce Rupp from The Out of the Ordinary *A tizzy is a "state of frenzied excitement or distraction, especially over some trivial matter" (Webster's New Unabridged Dictionary). |
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1 comments:
Jeanie, that's a great poem. "Tizzies are not healthy," so very true. How easy to get them, too.
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