Overfed Yet Starving: Prayers and Reflections
Prayer for Good Humor
Grant me oh Lord, good digestion,
and also something to digest.
Grant me a healthy body, and
the necessary good humor to maintain it.
Grant me a simple soul that knows
to treasure all that is good
and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil,
but rather finds the means to put things
back in their place.
Give me a soul that knows not boredom,
grumbles, sighs, and laments,
nor excess of stress, because of that
obstructing thing called “I.”
Grant me O Lord, a good sense of humor,
Allow me the grace to be able to take a joke
to discover in life a bit of joy,
and to be able to share it with others.
Amen
-St. Thomas More
Journaling Questions
Find a quiet place to journal and pray with these questions: 1) Do I ever get to the end of the day and feel regret over how I spent my day? What did I spend my time on? What do I wish I spent my time on? 2) What do I try and fill the ache in my heart with? Do I feel satisfied?