Myers Briggs Prayers by Ellis Harsham
The Myers Briggs Temperament prayers are doing the round on blogs this last month, posted at Neurotribe, Backyard Missionary, and Big Bulky Anglican to name just three.
ENFJ: God, help me to do only what I can and trust you for the rest. Do you mind putting that in Writing?
ENFP: God, help me to keep my mind on one th-Look a bird!-ing at a time.
ENTJ: Lord, help me slow downandnotrushthroughwhatIdoAmen.
ENTP: Lord, help me follow established procedures today. On second thought, I’ll settle for a few minutes.
ESFJ: God, help me have patience, and I mean right NOW!
ESFP: God help me to take things more seriously, especially parties and dancing.
ESTJ: God, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if you need some help, just ask!
ESTP: God, help me to take responsibility for my own actions, even though they’re usually NOT my fault.
INFJ: Lord, help me to not be a perfectionist. (Did I spell that correctly?)
INFP: God, help me to finish everything I sta
INTJ: Lord, keep me open to other’s ideas, WRONG though they may be.
INTP: Lord, help me be less independent, but let me do it my way.
ISFJ: Lord, help me to be more laid back and help me to do it EXACTLY right.
ISFP: Lord, help me to stand up for my rights (if you don’t mind my asking).
ISTJ: Lord, help me relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 11:41.23 a.m. EST.
ISTP: God, help me to consider other people’s feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive.
(c) 1987 Ellis N. Harsham
Ellis Harsham was a teacher at St Gregory Seminary in Mt Washington, Ohio, who resigned from the priesthood in 1993 after allegations of abuse from a former student. He served time in prison and was only this year removed from clerical status by Pope Benedict XVI. More ammo for the cynics looking for hypocricy in the church. More ammo for the cynics looking for evidence that the Myers Briggs Type Indicator is flawed. So is it just best to overlook the authorship? Or is it possible that flawed writers have the capacity to enhance the lives of their readers?
2 Responses to “Myers Briggs Prayers by Ellis Harsham”
By djfoobarmatt on Sep 16, 2006 | Reply
Duncan - I hope you are not a flawed writer too!