Peace/Piece of Heart.

It's amazing to me how well the simple prayer of peace works.

Something like: "God come into this," "God grant us peace of heart," or "God, show us peace right now."

It's such a short prayer, but it is filled with so much meaning. It isn't just a prayer for peace; it is also an acknowledgement that we can no longer do it on our own. It is letting Jesus take the burden for us. It is giving up and letting God take power in a situation, an act of humility. Prayers like these force us to let go of our pride and our fight for control and when God is given control, he works. Why am I always so amazed?

When we ask for peace of heart, we are are also giving a piece of our heart to God. We can give him all those shattered fragments we collect from day to day and he takes those pieces and gives us back a piece of himself, the peace of himself.

I can't think of anything more fantastic.