ARTHUR'S PRAYER

This is a message from Marble Collegiate Church's encouraging word. Greg Johnson, an interfaith minister, shares a prayer taught by Dr. Arthur Caliandro that has blessed many lives. The prayer asks for guidance in bringing two people together who need each other. It reminds us that we don't have to control everything and that there is someone who is the answer to our prayer. If you want to be an encourager, share the Encouraging Word number. To connect with the Marble Collegiate Church or request prayer, call or visit their website. Thank you for calling Marble Collegiate Church's encouraging word. I'm Greg Johnson, an ordained interfaith minister for family caregiving. I want to share with you today a prayer that was taught to me and many members of the Marble Collegiate congregation by the late Dr. Arthur Caliandro. It is a prayer that has blessed many of our lives and continues to bless our lives for it's a prayer that we can use in so many situations. So please join me, take just a moment to sit calmly, quietly, take in a deep breath as we pray together, Dear Lord, there is someone out there who needs me as much as I need them. Please bring us together, in your holy name, amen. This is a prayer that I have used again and again in counseling, in talks, in lectures, in one-on-one situations and with large groups of people. The gift of this prayer to me is that it reminds me that I don't have to do it all. I am a child of God. And there's another person, another of his children, who is the answer to my prayer. Only he knows both of us. And when I pray this prayer, I stop trying to control. So let's pray it one more time together. Dear Lord, there is someone out there who needs me as much as I need them. Please bring us together, in your holy name, amen. If you would like to be an encourager, feel free to share our Encouraging Word number with others, 212-686-2774. For your convenience, our Encouraging Word is available day or night. If you would like to connect with us here at the Marble Collegiate Church, or if you would like to request prayer, give us a call at 212-686-2770, or visit us online at allsmallcase.marblechurch.org. Thank you, and God bless you.