A prayer to love as I pray

Prayer, as St. Theresa tells us, consists not in speaking a lot, but in loving a lot. (Charles de Foucauld, Silent Pilgrimage to God)
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Lord, 

Help me as I pray to remember to pray in love.

As I pray for myself, help me to pray that You make me more loving.

As I pray about my difficult situations, help me to pray that I will act with love.
As I pray about difficult people, help me to pray that I will show love to them.

Help me to love in both words and deeds.

In Jesus' Name

Amen.



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a prayer of trust

Dear God,

I come to you believing that you hear my prayer. In this I have trust.

Yet it seems so hard to trust that you will bring good in my life.

Teach me Lord to see life as you do - help me with  the big picture.

Bless me to live my life from my heart and not my head.

I open my heart and surrender control to You.

The path ahead is unclear and I need you to show me the way.

Help me to walk by faith and not by sight.

Give me the courage to trust your heart even when I cannot see your hand.

Fill my soul with peace and remind me that you are my refuge.

Bring strength to my faith and teach me to trust in your Spirit.

I knowing that your plans for me are always good.

Guide my steps, helping me to rest and trust in you.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

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A prayer of confession, forgiveness, and renewal

A prayer of confession, forgiveness, and renewal

 Father,

 we have spent our days seeking fulfilment

 only to discover we have an emptiness within;

 we long to know that our lives have a purpose

 but we lose our way in our assertion of self-sufficiency;

 we invest our time and our energy in things of no value

 and we arrive empty-handed at the throne of the King.

 We confess often our focus has been on the things of earth

 and we have forgotten to lift our eyes to heaven.

 Our plans and dreams, our hopes and our aspirations

 have pleased no one but ourselves

 and we have abandoned our walk of faith

 to the side streets of our lives.

 Father,

 come forgive, cleanse, renew, and reclaim us as your own

 that we, by your grace, might once again enter your presence with joy. Amen.

Source: David Clowes, 500 Prayers for the Christian Year. 

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a prayer for patience in hard times

Lord of Wisdom and Grace,

I am anxious and find myself struggling so much.

Grant me patience as I navigate the challenges I encounter today.

Fill me anew with your life giving Spirit of grace and mercy.

Help me to slow down and gather grace to live in what I face today.

Bless me to take a breath and respond to the challenges of life.

And as I wait, bless me as I treat people with grace and kindness.

Help me to take heart, acting with love in all that I do.

Amen

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A prayer of thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING

Father in heaven, we come at

this time to thank you for your goodness

toward us as a family. We recognize

your mercy, grace, and favor to us.

We come with thankfulness in

our hearts to worship you.

We thank you for blessing us as a family.

We acknowledge you as the One who

has given us so many good things.

We want to share with others in need, too, Lord.

We pray your peace and wholeness

for us and all families on this your earth.

We celebrate the diversity of people

that you have made and we gladly

acknowledge our Savior and Lord of all,

the Lord Jesus Christ,

in whose name we pray.

Amen.

Source: Martin Manser, A Book of Prayers. First edition. 

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