Dear God,

You’re omniscient so I guess we can skip the formal introductions. I wish I could know everything like you. Well, maybe not everything. I think I can do without all the complex details of the divine plan and everything. Really I just want enough knowledge to get me through this finals week. I know you’re a busy guy, and you’re probably getting a lot of messages like mine right now, so I’ll keep this short.

I know I’ve asked you for a lot this semester, plus you’ve got a big birthday coming up so I’m sure you have plans, but I could really use your help to finish strong. Remember that biology class I was telling you about with the horrible professor? I’m sure you know him. Well he just made the final cumulative. You already knew that too. Sorry I still have to get the hang of this whole talking to a higher being thing. Anyways I’m not going to ask you for all the answers to the test, or a high grade because I know it doesn’t work that way. I’m also not going to cheat on the test and then ask for forgiveness, because I know it definitely doesn’t work that way.

All I ask for, is strength. I know you have a plan and that you’re always with me, but I could use it now. Especially for these late nights of studying at 3AM, and these coffee fueled term papers that I should really get started on ASAP, I’m going to need you. I know your book says I can do all things through you, but I know that even though you’re all powerful and you love all of your children, not even you can help someone who refuses to help themselves. I’ll be helping myself a lot this week, from those all-nighters, all the way up to the last second before the test. So if you could be with me for all of that, I would appreciate it.