Dearest Father,
I have scars.
Help me to see them as evidence of healing and not pain or suffering.
Touch my heart and heal it that I might glorify you.
Pour out your grace on me today that I might testify to others.
And I will trust you to mold me and shape me as I serve you.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.
O God, early in the morning I
cry to you.
Help me to pray
And to concentrate my
thoughts on you;
I cannot do this alone.
In me there is darkness,
But with you there is light;
I am lonely, but you do not
leave me;
I am feeble in heart, but
with you there is help;
I am restless, but with you
there is peace.
In me there is bitterness,
but with you there is patience;
I do not understand your
ways,
But you know the way for me….
Restore me to liberty,
And enable me to live now
That I may answer before you
and before men.
Lord whatever this day may
bring,
Your name be praised. Amen
Almighty God,
you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners:
Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise;
that, among the swift and varied changes of the world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God,
now and for ever.
Amen.
Dear Lord,
May Christ keep me ever young "to the greater glory of God."For old age comes from Him, old age leads to Him,and old age will touch me only insofar as He wills.To be "young" means to be hopeful, energetic, smiling---and clear-sighted.May I accept aging in whatever guise it may come to me in Christ,that is, within the process of the development of life.A smile---inward and outward---means facing with mildnessand gentleness whatever befalls me.Jesus, grant me to serve You, to proclaim You, to glorify You,and to manifest You, to the very end through all the timethat remains to me of life, and above all through my death.Lord Jesus, I commit to your care my last years, and my death; do not let them impair or spoil the work I have so dreamed of achieving for You.Amen.
Dear Lord,
I will remain restless, tense, and dissatisfied until I can be totally at peace in your house. But I am still on the road, still journeying, still tired and weary, and still wondering if I will ever make it to the city on the hill.
With Vincent van Gogh, I keep asking your angel, whom I meet on the road: “Does the road go uphill then all the way?” And the answer is: “Yes, to the very end.” And I ask again: “And will the journey take all day long?” And the answer is: “From morning till night, my friend.”So I go on, Lord, tired, often frustrated, irritated, but always hopeful to reach one day the eternal city far away, resplendent in the evening sun.There is no certainty that my life will be any easier in the years ahead, or that my heart will be any calmer. But there is the certainty that you are waiting for me and will welcome me home when I have persevered in my long journey to your house.O Lord, give me courage, hope, and confidence.
Amen.
I am convinced that growth in Christ is a lifelong process. I am also convinced this can only happen through the power of God working in us.Father,I thank you that You are at work in Your people to change us. Help us to look to You for that power. Help us not to trust in our will power or ability, but to trust in You. For it is only You that really change me. Help me to get out of the way so You can work, Your work in me.In Jesus' Name,Amen
Father of all Life and Love,
We come to you today asking for mercy and grace.
Open the eyes of our inner selves that we might see.
Cause our hearts and minds to be open to your gifts.
That we might flow in the river of eternal life.
Bless us with the courage to act on our inner passions.
Come Holy Spirit and lead us in your ways.
Help us to be vessels of your life and light.
That we might proclaim your love to the world.
In the name of Jesus we say amen.
Dearest Father,
Today is a new day and a new start.
Help me to press into it with faith.
Remind me of how you have helped me in times past.
Teach me not to dwell on my mistakes but on your promises.
Give me wisdom as I travel this new path.
Thank you for being with me with each step I take.
Bless me as I begin again.
Let faith arise in me and proceed from me.
I dedicate myself to you afresh.
Amen.
O God! O our Master
You are eternal life and everlasting peace by Your essence and attributes.
The everlasting peace is from You and it returns to you.
O our Sustainer!
Grant us a life of true peace and usher us into the abode of peace.
O Glorious and Bounteous One!
You are blessed and sublime.
Amen.
Dear God,We say amen to this prayer that Patrick once offered.
We need your instruction, protection, direction and defense.
We offer to you our lives to you and yield to your Spirit.
We submit to your will and your leading in our lives.
We ask you to live in and through us today.
Amen.
Dear Father God,
Thank You for the new mercies that I experience each day.
Teach me to be a vessel and conduit of your divine spirit.
Praise you for new strength that you give each morning.
Help me to use that strength to bless others today.
I am in awe of the way that you have forgiven me.
By your grace, cause me to be a reconciler and a healer.
May your name be glorified in all I say and do today.
Amen
Dear God,I know you are out there,waiting to break my heart openthrough service to your people.Show me how to find you in them,to open my heart and hands to feel and to touch,to laugh and to cry with your chosen ones, the poor,who carry with them direct pathways to your loving heart.Give me a taste for serviceso that I too might desire moreand more.
Dear Heavenly Father,I release to You the burdens that I have been carrying, burdens that You never intended for me to carry.I cast all my cares upon You–all my worries, all my fears.You have told me not to be anxious about anything, but rather to bring everything to You in prayer with thankfulness.Father, calm my restless spirit, quiet my anxious heart, still my troubling thoughts with the assurance that You are in control.I let go of my grip upon the things I have been hanging onto, with opened hands I come to You.I release to Your will all that I am trying to manipulate;I release to Your authority all that I am trying to control;I release to Your timing all that I have been striving to make happen.I thank You for Your promise to sustain me, preserve me, and guard all that I have entrusted to Your keeping.Protect my heart and mind with Your peace, the peace that passes all understanding.Father, may Your will be done in my life, in Your time, and in Your way.Amen
Dear Lord
Bless me that I might find rest in all that I do.
Teach me to prioritize the things that bring me inner peace.
Give me grace to take care of my heart and my body.
Help me to release control and trust you with all of me.
Let this day be one where I find stillness and rest.
I love you Lord.
Amen.
Answer us when we call,
O God...
you set us free when we are hard-pressed;
have mercy on us and hear our prayers.
Open our lips and
our mouths shall praise:
Glory to you
for the radiance of your holy Name;
we will praise you
and highly exalt you for ever.
In the tender compassion of our God,
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Amen.
Sometimes life seems hard Lord.Turn my heart away from the hardness.
Often the struggles overwhelm and defeat me.
Cause me to look up and behold your face.
The burden of my trials are weighing me down.
Bring joy into my life and help me to be happy.
I lift my heart and my hands to you Lord.
Fill me afresh with your spirit.
With love, I pray in Jesus name.Amen and amen.
Father,I thank you that in Your Son we have hope.
Hope that this life is not the end.
Hope that death has been conquered.
Hope of eternal life together with You.
Hope of Your presence now in our lives.
Help us who are Your people remember that hope.
Help us take it to a hopeless world, which so desperately needs it.
Help us be a beacon of hope to those in trouble or anguish.In Jesus' Name,Amen
Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled.My Lord, fill it.I am weak in the faith; strengthen me.I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent,that my love may go out to my neighbor.I do not have a strong and firm faith;at times I doubt and am unable to trust you altogether.O Lord, help me.Strengthen my faith and trust in you.In you I have sealed the treasure of all I have.I am poor; you are rich and came to be merciful to the poor.I am a sinner; you are upright.With me, there is an abundance of sin;in you is the fullness of righteousness.Therefore I will will remain with you, of whom I can receive,but to whom I may not give.Amen.
Lord,I am weary and don’t know when this “race” will end in my life. I feel like I’ve been running forever, trying to outrun this trial. Help me to stop trying to outrun my pain but rather run with endurance the race you have set before me.
I know that because of you I am ultimately a victor over the trials in my life. I know that nothing in this world can separate me from your steadfast love.Please give me a measure of your love today; give me the strength to endure this trial. Thank you for your love for me that never ends! And thank you for the crown of joy that awaits me forever in your Kingdom!
Amen.
