09.30.09
like a child
Dear Jesus,
Help me to live like a child today…
playful and innocent
full of wonder
dependent on you.
Amen.
09.29.09
Sun on my face
The sun on my face
is warm on my skin
and overwhelms my sight -
reminding me of your presence
as I am wrapped in your love.
Amen.
09.24.09
Prayer for the Sick
Heavenly Father, Giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve your sick servants and give your power of healing to those who minister to their needs, that (name) for whom my prayers are offered may be strengthened in his/her/their distress and have sure knowledge of your loving care through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Divine Hours Phyllis Tickle09.23.09
I await
As my heart opens up
under your touch
I hear your call to death, Jesus,
faint,
whispering in peace
offering my flesh in sacrifice
waiting,
waiting tenderly for the hour
knowing that I am
hidden
in the hand
the heart
the womb
of your father
I await in silence
the wedding.
-Jean Vanier
09.22.09
You are my God
You are my God,
and I will thank you,
you are my God,
and I will exalt you.
Psalm 118:28
09.21.09
Hold Fast
Grant that I, Lord, may not be anxious about earthly things,
but love things heavenly;
and even now, while I am placed among things that are passing away,
hold fast to those that shall endure;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
09.18.09
prayer for spiritual formation
Ephesians 3:14-19
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” (TNIV)
09.17.09
The Lord Is One
09.11.09
Introductory Prayer to Grow in Christ
Heavenly Father
You are the One from Whom
every family derives its origin.
Grant that, in keeping with Your glorious riches
we may be strengthened with power
through the Spirit
for the development of our inner selves.
Help us to develop our natural potentialities
to the full
while at the same time growing in Your likeness
to Your Son Jesus Christ. Amen
New Saint Joseph People’s Prayer Book
