Dear Holy father of Gonzales, Reynolds, and Penny;
My heart is filled with sinful chaos and confusion. Lord, I am struggling with something that I know will consume me if I don't figure out how to stop it. Right now, Lord, I am struggling with lust - lust for tricks and brands that exist outside your glory. I have diligently followed you in rejecting varial kickflips, nollie lipslides, and other illegal tricks since I was but 12 years old.
But now, Lord---now, I am having feelings that I just don't know how to handle, but I know you do. I have seen a pair of bright yellow Andy Anderson Etnies shoes with the lace covers. I have spent much time admiring them and thinking about what their board feel is like and how they glow like a brilliant star so alluringly in the soft light of my iPhone screen. My thoughts have not always remained on the pure side of admiration though Lord. I don't always think about just looking at them or touching them. My thoughts turn far more salacious at times - I think of wearing them, of pushing around in them, of pairing them with my Polar Big Boys. Lord I am ashamed to say it but you already know my heart and with my honesty I hope you will give me the power to resist temptation.
Transform my thoughts and let me understand how marvelous you're goodness has made me. I really need the strength and peace that only You can give.
In your name,
Amen