Coincidences...

Lord, I was intrigued
With the brilliant vocabulary
Of the patient sitting next to me
In the reception room...
I don’t remember the start of our conversation
But suddenly we were discussing...prayer.
I shared rather freely
Your pertinent answers
To my day-by-day requests.
Labeling himself a skeptic
He smiled and said courteously
“What you consider answered prayers...
I choose to call...coincidence.”
You know how it is with me, Lord....
I’m always slightly ill at ease
In the Big Middle...of a theological discussion.
Frankly, I was relieved
When the dentist called my name...
But one thing I do know, Lord
When I pray, “Coincidences” happen.
When I don’t pray.... they stop....
So thank You again and again
For ten thousand “coincidences’
Always in the nick of time....WHEN I PRAY!!!