I’m offering up today’s morning Mass
for something that’s troubling me.
Despite my best efforts
I’m getting frequently distracted.
As Fr Kevin raises the host
at the consecration
I find myself asking,
“Lord,
what am I to do?”

I sense a gentle reply
from a God of tremendous patience,
“Claire,
can you leave this one with me?”
And I do just that.
Any time during Mass
that my troubles distract me
I simply remind myself
that this matter
is in God’s hands now
and I feel at peace.

It’s bedtime now
and this feeling of peace persists.
I have left my troubles
in the hands of My God
and right now
I needn’t feel troubled
at all.

© Claire Murray, 21st May 2017