Anne Lamott at Prayer: Help

As we look forward to Anne Lamott's visit to St. Stephen's on October 17th-- more information is available by clicking here-- many of us are reading or re-reading our favorite of her books.

One of our staff's most beloved selections is her latest offering, pictured below:



From her reflection on "Help:"

"There's freedom in hitting bottom, in seeing that you won't be able to save or rescue your daughter, her spouse, his parents, or your career, relief in admitting you've reached the place of great unknowing. This is where restoration can begin, because when you're still in the state of trying to fix the unfixable, everything bad is engaged: the chatter of your mind, the tension of your physiology, all the trunks and wheel-ons you carry from your past. It's exhausting, crazy-making.

Help. Help us walk through this. Help us come through.

It is the first great prayer."

For many it is no easy task to loosen the reigns, to admit feeling powerless, to reach out to others for aid. For others it may come more easily. Do you find it easy to either ask for or pray for help? Have you ever reached a place of "great unknowing?"