My mother, 81, is sliding into the dementia of Alzheimer's. It runs in her family. I take more after Mom than Dad and the thought of developing this ravaging disease is scary. I have been praying that God would spare me from such a future. Today at church, I saw this prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ,
Take all my freedom, my memory, my understanding and my will. All that I have and cherish You have given me. I surrender it all to be guided by Your will. Your love and Your grace are wealth enough for me. Give me these, Lord Jesus, and I ask for nothing more. Amen. St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556
The above will be my prayer as time marches me towards old age.
So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to all the generations to come. [Psalm 71:18]
Lord Jesus Christ,
Take all my freedom, my memory, my understanding and my will. All that I have and cherish You have given me. I surrender it all to be guided by Your will. Your love and Your grace are wealth enough for me. Give me these, Lord Jesus, and I ask for nothing more. Amen. St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556
The above will be my prayer as time marches me towards old age.
So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to all the generations to come. [Psalm 71:18]
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