Sufficient Prayer

What blocks me from how God wants me to be?
What obstacles keep getting in my way?
Already God's prepared the path for me,
already made me ready for today.

My mind's been darkened by original sin,
which too has weakened my most natural will,
my past mistakes have cast the state I'm in,
my ignorance and errors with me still.

God has His plans for me and I have mine,
His seem to ask more work and sacrifice,
I faintly see His way but can decline,
it always seems He asks a steeper price.

O God, You always give sufficient grace,
help me to put sufficient prayer in place.

-- by Pete Voelz       1/06