Lord Fill Me With (Digital) Wisdom.

I chose today’s picture to convey something of the extraordinary scope of the world-wide web and the confusion some of us can feel when trying to comprehend the rapidity of communications today compared with 10, 20, 50 years ago. To pray for wisdom in our use of this amazing technology and especially for the ability not to be distracted by trivia or worse, feels wholly appropriate. And if a suitable opportunity arose, the three verses could be sung to ’Streets of Laredo'

Lord, fill me with wisdom

each moment I access

the content and threads

of my tablet or phone:

keep me from time-wasting

on dangerous distractions,

or seeking for dark sites

to which I feel drawn.

The internet offers

the world on our small screens:

it tempts us to spending

on things we don’t need.

Invites us pursue links

that lead us to darkness

and sometimes self-loathing

through sex, hate or greed.

So, Lord help me focus

on sites that are wholesome,

avoiding all those

that will bring me to harm.

And if I am moved to 

express web-opinions

please help me to foster 

love, justice and calm.           

© TT June 2019

You will also find a companion poem entitled ‘With my Phone in my hand’ by clicking HERE