Broken Rosaries

When I am able to, I try to pray my Rosary before picking up my daughter after work. However, that is not always possible due to meetings or other things happening. So, when we get home I usually change her, give her a snack (get myself a snack), and start my Rosary shortly after that. Lately, I've been finding myself getting interrupted in the middle my prayers due to my child attempting to get into something she shouldn't or her needing something. (She is not even 2 just to give some context....)

Sometimes what is coming out of my mouth is, "Hail Mary, full of grace...no, no, no, we don't climb the bookcase...the Lord is with Thee." Or, "Glory be to the Father...put that back...and to the Son." I tell David that our daughter is going to learn a different version of the prayers after listening to me pray them. 😂

I do think though, regardless of being interrupted or not, sometimes our minds wander in the midst of prayer simply because of our humanness. There is not a prayer that is perfect or formed so eloquently every time. This can be incredibly discouraging. Why even bother praying if all I can give is broken Rosaries? My mind wanders to my to do list or other things when I pray, why bother?

Regardless of our interruptions or wandering minds, God calls us to be in communication with Him. Even our broken prayers, He wants them all. So, if you are feeling a bit like me with your broken Rosaries or maybe with a wandering mind of to do's or something else during prayer. Keep trying. Keep talking to God. I believe that God wants to hear 100 of my broken Rosaries versus none at all.

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God, Sometimes my prayers to you are broken or incomplete due to interruptions or other distractions. Help me to keep seeking you in these moments and I humbly ask that you complete the broken prayer I have given to you. Thank you God for always listening to my prayers no matter how incomplete or interrupted they seem. Amen.

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Simply a little pencil in God's hand,

Elizabeth