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Jan 9, 2017
Faith· Wine and Chocolate

A Chocolate Prayer

When you were younger, did you ever write your name vertically – then use the letters in your name to describe yourself?  We did this in school when I was young, but I could not for the life of me recall what they were called until I googled an extensive description.  Maybe you already said, “Oh, yeah, an acrostic.”  Or maybe you have never heard of such a thing – or, maybe you had no idea, like me, that they had a name or what the name was.

When we did this in school, the teacher usually told us to use our first names.  It was probably the quickest I ever did any assignment – since my name has only three letters.  I never really got to creative.  A – Awesome. M – Magnificent. Y – Young.

Done.  Not my best work.

I like the idea of using this type of “poem” to write a personal prayer.  I thought it would be fun to write an acrostic prayer using the word chocolate.

I know our lives tend to be busy, so short prayers can be convenient and easier to fit into our days.  I hope you like this prayer I penned!  Feel free to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa as you read and pray!

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C

Christ Jesus, my Lord

H

Help me to love and live according to Your will

O

O Most Holy Trinity; Father, Son and Holy Spirit

C

Cleanse my heart and my life;

O

O Most Holy Mother of God

L

Lead me closer to your Son through your love and intercession

A

Almighty God our Father

T

Thank you for every breath I take and for Your

E

Everlasting and eternal love.

Amen

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I took this idea to my prayer journal.  I’m not an artist, but I enjoy using a journal when I pray because it helps me pay better attention, gives me a creative outlet and allows me some time to “be still”.

Would you ever write a prayer like this?  What word would you choose?


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  1. Tim Misukanis says

    January 9, 2017 at 9:47 pm

    Great article, Amy! Tim to get creative with my name. I really enjoy your columns. Keep up the great work. Have a Blessed evening!

    • Amy says

      January 10, 2017 at 5:55 am

      Thanks Tim! I always appreciate your comments! I hope life is treating you well!

  2. Maggie says

    January 9, 2017 at 10:32 pm

    I love this idea!! I would maybe think seasonally, like snow or freezing! I’ll try it in my prayer journal. After all, God made all and saw that it was good!

    • Amy says

      January 10, 2017 at 5:56 am

      Love that idea! Post a pic on social media if you think of it!!

  3. Alicia Potvin says

    January 10, 2017 at 7:38 am

    I really like this, and you know I never did that with my name. I just may 😉

  4. Anni H. says

    January 10, 2017 at 10:46 am

    This is a great idea! And, requires a little more work, which each line is part of a prayer, than the A-N-N I used in school!

    I may try to do this during Adoration the next time I am sans kiddos…

  5. Alicia says

    January 10, 2017 at 12:27 pm

    Too funny, A-M-Y. 🙂

    I’ve never written a prayer like this before. I like the idea of reading the Gospel for the week, choosing a word from the passage, and then turning it into a prayer. Thanks for the idea!

    • Amy says

      January 10, 2017 at 1:59 pm

      Awesome idea!!

  6. Sara says

    January 10, 2017 at 4:16 pm

    Adorable! And actually, a really inspiring and beautiful prayer that came out of that!

    • Amy says

      January 10, 2017 at 4:21 pm

      Thank you Sara 🙂

  7. Leslie says

    January 10, 2017 at 9:10 pm

    We actually had to do this in school in fifth grade I think. I think the acrostic was LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER but I can only remember the first four lines of my fairly dreadful prayer which also had to rhyme. Yours is much better.

    • Amy says

      January 10, 2017 at 9:12 pm

      Oh my hahaha – your teacher should not have told you it had to rhyme! You just gave me a huge smile! Thank you!

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