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CLASSIC PRAYERS
The Prayer for Protection
The light of God surrounds you; The love of God enfolds you: The power of God protects you; The presence of God watches over you. Wherever you are, God is! (James Dillet Freeman)
Prayer of Serenity
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as God did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that God will make all things right if I surrender to God's Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with God Forever in the next. Amen.
Prayer to the Sacred Heart
Oh Lord Jesus Christ, to Your most Sacred Heart I confide this intention {name petition}. Only look upon me, then do what Your love inspires. Let Your Sacred Heart decide. I count on You. I trust in You. I throw myself on Your mercy. Lord Jesus, You will not fail me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Your love for me. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your kingdom come. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked You for many favors, but I earnestly implore this one. Take it, place it in Your open Heart. When the Eternal Father looks upon it, God will see it covered with Your Precious Blood. It will be no longer my prayer, but Yours, Jesus. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You. Let me not be disappointed. Amen.
The Footprints Prayer
One night I had a dream, I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; One belonged to me, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before us, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life, There was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life This really bothered me, and I questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, You would walk with me all the way; But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, There is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why in times when I needed you the most, you should leave me. The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child. I love you, and I would never, never leave you during your times of trial and suffering. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you.
Peace Prayer of St Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Amen.
Prayer of Mother Teresa
Dear Jesus, Help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go, flood our souls with your Spirit and life. Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly that our lives may only be a radiance of yours. Shine through us and be so in us that every soul we come in contact with may feel your presence in our soul. Let them look up and see no longer us but only Jesus. Stay with us and then we shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be light to others. The light, O Jesus, will be all from you. None of it will be ours. It will be your shining on others through us. Let us thus praise you in the way you love best by shining on those around us. Let us preach you without preaching not by words, but by our example by the catching force the sympathetic influence of what we do the evident fullness of the love our hearts bear to you.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Our Father, who has set a restlessness in our hearts and made us all seekers after that which we can never fully find, forbid us to be satisfied with what we make of life. Draw us from base content and set our eyes on far off goals. Keep us at tasks too hard for us that we may be driven to Thee for strength. Deliver us from the fretfulness and self-pitying; make us sure of the good we cannot see and of the hidden good iin the world. Open our eyes to simple beauty all around us and our hearts to the loveliness men hide from us because we do not try to understand them. Save us from ourselves and show us a vision of the world made new.
President Harry S. Truman
Oh! Almighty and Everlasting God, Creator of Heaven, Earth, and the Universe: Help me to be, to think. To act what is right, because it is right; make me truthful, honest, and honorable in all things; make me intellectually honest for the sake of right and honor without thought of reward to me. Give me the ability to be charitable, forgiving, and patient with my fellowmen - help me to understand their motives and their short-comings - even as Thou understandest mine!
St. Ethelwold
May God the Father bless us, may Christ take care of us, the Holy Ghost enlighten us all the days of our life. The Lord be our defender and keeper of body and soul both now and for ever, to the ages of ages.
Thomas Aquinas
Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside. Bestow upon us also, O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Pueblo Indian Prayer
Hold on to what is good, even if it's a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, Even if it's a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, Even if it's a long way from here. Hold on to your life, Even if it's easier to let go. Hold on to my hand, Even if I've gone away from you.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve You as You deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to seek reward, except that of knowing that I do Your will.
Basil of Caesarea (c.329-379)
Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to your quiet harbour, where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict. Show me the course I should take. Renew in me the gift of discernment, so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go. And give me the strength and the courage to choose the right course, even when the sea is rough and the waves are high, knowing that through enduring hardship and danger in your name we shall find comfort and peace.
John Greenleaf Whittier
(from "The Brewing of Soma," a poem published in The Atlantic Monthly, April 1872) Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways! Reclothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives Thy service find, In deeper reverence, praise. In simple trust like theirs who heard Beside the Syrian sea The gracious calling of the Lord, Let us, like them, without a word Rise up and follow Thee. O Sabbath rest by Galilee! O calm of hills above, Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee The silence of eternity Interpreted by love! With that deep hush subduing all Our words and works that drown The tender whisper of Thy call, As noiseless let Thy blessing fall As fell Thy manna down. Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of Thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire Thy coolness and Thy balm; Let sense be numb, let flesh retire; Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still, small voice of calm!
Now the Light has Gone Away
Now the light has gone away; Savior, listen while I pray. Asking Thee to watch and keep And to send me quiet sleep. Jesus, Savior, wash away All that has been wrong to-day; Help me every day to be Good and gentle, more like Thee. Let my near and dear ones be Always near and dear to Thee. O bring me and all I love To Thy happy home above.
Forgive, O Lord
Forgive, O Lord, for Thy dear Son The ill that I this day have done. That with the world, myself, and Thee I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
Lord, I have Passed Another Day
Lord, I have passed another day And come to thank Thee for Thy care. Forgive my faults in work or play And listen to my evening prayer. Thy favor gives me daily bread And friends, who all my wants supply: And safely now I rest my head, Preserved and guarded by Thine eye.
Father, We Thank Thee
Father, we thank thee for the night, And for the pleasant morning light; For rest and food and loving care, And all that makes the day so fair. Help us to do the things we should, To be to others kind and good; In all we do, in work or play, To grow more loving every day. Rebecca Weston - 1890
Abide With Me
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me. Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word; But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord, Familiar, condescending, patient, free. Come not to sojourn, but abide with me. Come not in terrors, as the King of kings, But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings, Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea, Come, Friend of sinners, and thus bide with me. Thou on my head in early youth didst smile; And, though rebellious and perverse meanwhile, Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee, On to the close, O Lord, abide with me. I need Thy presence every passing hour. What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. Henry F. Lyte 1847
Positive Christianity PRAYER for The United States of America
"I am going to bring it recovery and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and security." Jeremiah 33:6 We pray, and we ask God, to bless President Obama today, and the women and men that lead this great nation. We pray God that you will bless those in Congress of both parties working together for the good of our nation. We pray also dear God, that you will work with other nations everywhere also for the common good of humanity. We ask every reader to join us by adding the country to our individual daily prayer. As patriots, this is a time to rise above partisan divide, and follow the directives of our forefathers and foremothers - United we stand, and not fall divided - because the stakes are too high. May God guide every decision, every action. May immediate Divine intervention spiritually bail out those citizens that have been in crisis. We pray for a new dawn of hope for all of our citizens, in the cities, in the countryside, from the shores of the Atlantic, to the crest of the Pacific. We pray for a new era of opportunity and economic growth for all Americans. We pray for true job security for every man and woman as a way and a path to provide for their families and pay off their debt. We pray for every child, from preschool, to college. May every child know the dream is still VERY alive, that this nation is still the place of fulfillment, and the land of opportunity. May every parent's dream of a better life for their children be realized. We do not pray for the end of struggle, but purpose driven struggle, with ends that match, or exceed, the means. We pray that we not only harvest from the farmer's field, but also harvest in every season of the year, the unique creativity and inventiveness of the American people. At the turn of the century, 100 years ago, "The Industrial Revolution" made this the land of dreams - an economic superpower. We pray at the beginning of this new time, with different challenges confronting, that we each have the genius of God coming through our human minds to reinvent, and create - "A Creative Revolution" in our great country. God bless our dreams, inventiveness, rebuilding, repairing, and finding new ways - making again - "Built In America" the world standard! Taking individual responsibility, knowing it's not up to someone else to do it for us, but up to - We The People. May the only future foreclosures - be of disillusionment, pessimism and cynicism. May we each filled with the optimism of the pioneers that forged ahead to make our nation great. Dear God, with your help, we know the wheels of the economy will be turning faster again with ever-rising home, car sales, and with job growth created by ever-expanding successful God blessed business. May the United States be 50 states of opportunity and growth based on a new state of spiritual consciousness. May God bless every individual on Main Street to Wall Street as we witness miracles of people working with God-given ideas, under the government of God. We pray for reversal of loss. God guide us to ever-increasing gains and fortune, for those in every level of life, giving hope to those just starting out, to the middle class and to the successful. God bless our confidence. God bless this nation with the growth in the job sector. God bless the stock market as it reaches new highs. God bless the confidence of the employer to employ. God bless the confidence of the consumer to consume. God makes safe every investment so that we have enough and to spare, overflowing with stability of growth. May this be a time where we cross the threshold to a new era, where our trust in our financial institutions is grounded in its new leadership not based on a god of greed. but the leadership of the true God that has always believed in prosperity and growth of all God's people - even the least among us. We are NOW in a major turnaround. Thank You God! "Repent" in the Bible means to turnaround from destructive ways and habits to the positive transformative ways of God. May this God directed turnaround lead to an era of lasting prosperity and abundance felt by each of us. May our year of the Lord be a turnaround to world-class quality of American workmanship. Dear Lord, make this time a turnaround time for manifest peace, communication, and understanding between people everywhere. History will show, this time of need was a time, as never before, of opportunity for humanity. History will show, each American reaching, stretching beyond what is now accepted, and known, to the high hope of what can be. May this be happening simultaneously in Washington, and in ourselves. We launch forth ourselves as productive citizens to work together with God-given stick-to-itiveness. Know with God's help, the American dream is more real NOW than ever before. We stand tall again this moment, in our belief, In God We Trust. God bless The United States of America!
I AM THERE
Do you need Me ? I am there. You cannot see Me, yet I am the light you see by. You cannot hear Me, yet I speak through your voice. You cannot feel Me, yet I am the power at work in your hands. I am at work, though you do not understand My ways. I am at work, though you do not understand My works. I am not strange visions. I am not mysteries. Only in absolute stillness, beyond self, can you know Me as I AM, and then but as a feeling and a faith. Yet I am here. Yet I hear. Yet I answer. When you need ME, I am there. Even if you deny Me, I am there. Even when you feel most alone, I am there. Even in your fears, I am there. Even in your pain, I am there. I am there when you pray and when you do not pray. I am in you, and you are in Me. Only in your mind can you feel separate from Me, for only in your mind are the mists of "yours" and "mine". Yet only with your mind can you know Me and experience Me. Empty your heart of empty fears. When you get yourself out of the way, I am there. You can of yourself do nothing, but I can do all. And I AM in all. Though you may not see the good, good is there, for I am there. I am there because I have to be, because I AM. Only in Me does the world have meaning; only out of Me does the world take form; only because of ME does the world go forward. I am the law on which the movement of the stars and the growth of living cells are founded. I am the love that is the law's fulfilling. I am assurance. I am peace. I am oneness. I am the law that you can live by. I am the love that you can cling to. I am your assurance. I am your peace. I am ONE with you. I am. Though you fail to find ME, I do not fail you. Though your faith in Me is unsure, My faith in you never wavers, because I know you, because I love you. Beloved, I AM there. James Dillet Freeman
Positive Christianity Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer honoring God as love.
Our God of love which art in the heaven of love, hallowed be Thy name of love. Thy kingdom of love come, Thy loving will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread of love and forgive us our debts of love as we also have forgiven those who feel they owe debts of love to us. And leave us not in the temptation of not loving, as You unconditionally love us, but deliver us from evils of conditional love. For Thine is the kingdom of love, the power of love, and the glory of love forever. Amen.
My Master and I
I cannot do it myself the waves run fast and high And the fogs close chill around And the light goes out in the sky But I know that we two shall win in the end My Master and I I cannot row it myself My boat on the raging sea But beside me sits another who pulls or steers with me But I know that we two shall come safe into port My Master and I Coward and wayward and weak I change with the changing sky Today so eager and brave tomorrow not caring to try But God never gives in, so we two shall win My Master and I (Anonymous)
17th Century Nun's Prayer
Lord, you know better than I know myself that I am growing older and will someday be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion Release me from the craving to straighten out everybody's affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody. Helpful, but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all, but you know, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. Keep my mind free from the endless recital of details; give me wings to get to the point. Seal my lips on my aches and pains. They are increasing, and love of rehearsing them becoming sweeter as the years go by. I dare not ask for grace enough to enjoy the tales of others' pains, but help me to endure them with patience. I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing humility and a lessening cocksureness when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally -- I may be mistaken. Keep me reasonably sweet. I do not want to be a saint -- some of them are so hard to live with. -- But sour old person is one of the crowning works of the Enemy. Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places, and talents in unexpected people. And give me, Lord, the grace to tell them. Amen.
SERENITY PRAYER
God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr
Prayer for Peace
May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending one another. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wildernesses - the children, the aged, the unprotected - be guarded by the loving guidance of God.
God Bless This Automobile
This is God's car. It neither gives, nor receives, offense in all its journeyings. God's hand is at the wheel. God's wisdom chooses the way. God's law of order and right adjustment is manifest in all its mechanism. No fear alarms its occupants; for God's presence blesses them with the spirit of peace. The driver of this car is an emissary of Spirit. God's wisdom inspires in them alertness, good judgment, and quick decision. God's patience gives them temperance and courtesy. The Spirit of the Lord is upon the driver and directs them in all their ways. Unity School of Christianity, Unity Village Missouri
Airplane Blessing
This is God's airplane. God's intelligence is in every part of it. As God keeps the stars in their courses and the sun and the moon in their paths, so God guides and directs this plane. God knows every highway and byway of the air even as God knows the highways and byways of the earth. I rest secure in God's protecting presence and all is well. Unity School of Christianity, Unity Village Missouri
The Prayer of Faith
God is my help in every need; God does my every hunger feed; God walks beside me, guides my way Through every moment of this day. I now am wise, I now am true, Patient and kind, and loving, too; All things I am, can do, and be, Through Christ the Truth, that is in me. God is my health, I can't be sick; God is my strength, unfailing, quick; God is my all, I know no fear, Since God and Love and Truth are here. Hannah More Kohaus
THE ANSWER
"When for an answer I had prayed and prayed and prayed until my words seemed worn and bear with heavy use, I had knocked and asked, and knocked and asked again and all my fervor and persistence brought no hope. I paused to give my weary brain a rest and ceased my anxious human cry. And in that still moment, after self had tried and failed, there came a glorious vision of God's power. And lo, my prayer was answered in that hour." I pray in the stillness of God that I receive every answer to every prayer. I pray that I am blessed by God, and in turn I pray I am a blessing to You. I pray that life is generous to me, so I can be generous with life through service and giving. Lowell Fillmore
BRIDGES
We who are men are builders of bridges, So that someone else may cross the stream. Some of us build with steel and stone, But all of us build out of a dream. Across all manner of emptiness, Bottomless deeps, impossible bays, Impassable gulfs, unknown abysses, Out of a dream we contrive new ways. All men come to rivers' edges -- But you are a builder of bridges, man, Ford finder, maker of river crossings So spin your dream and arch your span. James Dillet Freeman Dear God, I pray I am a "Builder Of Bridges" ... so that someone else may cross the stream. May this become one of the purposes of my life, so that I can make a REAL difference. In Jesus Christ's name, Amen
My Love to Thee
The hours I have spent with Thee, dear Lord, Are pearls of priceless worth to me. My soul, my being merge and sweet accord, In love for Thee, in love for Thee. Each hour a Pearl, each pearl a prayer, Binding Thy presence close to me; I only know that Thou art there, And I am lost in Thee. Oh, glorious joys that thrill and bless! Oh, vision sweet of love Divine! My soul its rapturous bless can ill express That Thou art mine, O Lord! Thou art mine! Myrtle Fillmore
Beginning Again
It matters not what may befall; Beyond all else I hear the call "You can begin again." My courage rises when I hear God's voice alley the thought of fear and when God whispers gently, near, "You can begin again." When once quite all the world seemed wrong, Throughout its din I heard God song, "You can begin again." An inner joy within me stirred, I treasured each assuring word, My heart was lifted when I heard, "You can begin again." Begin again? Another chance? Can even I make an advance? "You can begin again." Begin at once by taking heart And knowing God - of you God's part! New life to you God will impart! You can begin again. Frank B. Whitney
Blessing for a Church
This is God's house. May we who come here not only find out about God, but find God. May there be beauty in this place, but especially may it be a place where men and women become aware of the beauty in themselves. May this be a place of worship. May this be a place of instruction. May this be a place of singing. May this be a place of prayer. But for us who worship and take instruction and sing and pray, may this always be a place of the inner stillness, where we may listen and hear when God speaks. May whoever ministers here minister in love. May whoever teaches here teach truth. May whoever serves here serve pleasantly. May everyone come into this house in expectation and go with thanksgiving, and may anyone who comes needing help go feeling blest. May this be such a house that Jesus Christ - or any stranger, even one of the least - would feel in at that they were with friends. Amen James Dillet Freeman
I Behold the Christ in You
I behold the Christ in you, Here is the life of God I see; I can see a great peace too, I can see you whole and free. I behold the Christ in you. I can see this as you walk; I can see this in all you do, I can see this as you talk. I behold God's love expressed, I can see you filled with power; I can see you ever blessed, See Christ in you hour by hour. I behold the Christ in you, I can see that perfect one; Led by God in all you do, I can see God's work is done. Frank B. Whitney
Irradiance
Oh, fill me with Thy presence, Lord, That love may shine through me To quicken that same presence, Lord, In all whose eyes can see. Oh, fill me with Thy presence, Lord, That wisdom may be mine To share Thy light with all who need To let their own light shine Oh, fill me with Thy presence, Lord, To guide what power I yield, That it may ever strengthen good, And be from ill a shield. Oh, fill me with Thy presence, Lord - But need I longer wait? Thy presence have to been given me, To live and radiate! Ernest C. Wilson
A Prayer for a House
James Dillet Freeman Lord, bless this house - so that anyone who pass by it will be more aware of beauty - so that any who are guests in it will find comfort, company, and composure - so that friends will find in it friendliness - so that those who come to it with joy will go from it with more joy, and those who come troubled will go feeling peace - so that we who live in it day and night and through the years will find in it quiet when we need quiet, exercise of mind when we need that, a shelter for body and spirit, a place to spend solitary hours and to share with those we love. Amen.
A Transcendent Treatment
(Praying for others, in the correct positive way) Beloved of God - greeting! In my integrity within me, where I know and see as God, I know and see you, O beloved, to be free, wise, and immortal! I see you unfettered and unbound, triumphant! Glorious! Splendid! I see you unweighted by human thought of limitation, unweighted by matter! I see you unbound, undiseased, buoyant! I see you strong! Mighty! Forceful! Powerful! Divine! I see your eye lit with fire from on high! I see your tongue tipped with celestial instructions! I behold you bright! Joyous! I see you victorious! Undaunted! I see you spotless! Beautiful! I see you deathless, abiding! I see you flawless! Fearless! Transcending yourself and all your affairs - independent! I see you smiling! Sound! Sane! Strong! I see you to be the strong child of God, brother and sister of Jesus Christ and joint heir of God to the kingdom! I see you will live with God and upheld by God's free Spirit forever! All the world sees you as I see you, now and evermore. Amen. H.B. Jeffrey
The Wake-Up Call Prayer, by Saint Patrick
I pray that you arise every day through God's strength to direct you, God's might to uphold you, God's wisdom to guide you, God's eye to look before, God's ear to hear you, God's Word to speak to you, God's shield to protect you, God's hosts to save you from the snares and the temptations afar, and anear alone and in a multitude. Amen.
Ride In Tandem With Me
Dear God, Sometimes I feel as if I'm pedaling a bike up a hill in the wrong gear. Lord, You say You understand and want to help. You watch me with compassion, and You call, "come to me!" But so often I ride by, unseeing, unwilling to believe that You would take this load of failures and troubles on Your own back and ride in tandem with me, making even the hardest uphill paths seem easy. I want to please You, and I want to obey You. I want to put forth effort to do what is right. Show, me, Lord, how to work hard and how to love You with all my heart. But don't let me ignore Your sweet invitation to rest, to peace, to partner Your strength as I go on my way today. Amen.
Prayer of a Civil War Soldier
I asked God for strength that I might achieve, I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health that I might do great things. I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty that I might be wise. I asked for power that I might that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. I was given life that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for-but everything that I had hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed. (Anonymous)
Martin Luther King Prayer:
Thou Eternal God, out of whose absolute power and infinite intelligence the whole universe has come into being, we humbly confess that we have not loved thee with our hearts, souls and minds, and we have not loved our neighbors as Christ loved us. We have all too often lived by our own selfish impulses rather than by the life of sacrificial love as revealed by Christ. We often give in order to receive. We love our friends and hate our enemies. We go the first mile but dare not travel the second. We forgive but dare not forget. And so as we look within ourselves, we are confronted with the appalling fact that the history of our lives is the history of an eternal revolt against you. But thou, O God, have mercy upon us. Forgive us for what we could have been but failed to be. Give us the intelligence to know your will. Give us the courage to do your will. Give us the devotion to love your will. In the name and spirit of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Allow Jesus to talk to you personally:
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me." John 14:6 Beloved of God, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life." I will heal your mind and body, for I AM, I am the truths of perfect health and eternal peace of mind. Through Me, you live and move and have your being. I am the sun and the moon. I am the ground that you walk on and the very air that you breathe. I am the light that guides you. I am all that you are and all that you can be. I am more than you can possibly imagine and all that you aspire to be. We can never be apart, for I am in you and you are in Me. Walk with Me, and together we will transcend all your doubts and fears. Through Me, you can achieve all that you ever hoped for or dreamed. I am your friend and comforter, one with you now and forever. I am the Christ. Amen
"Positive Christianity Blessing for Meals"
Dear God, Bless this meal, and bless this special moment that we share. We pray this food gives us nutrition for Your gifts of sustained health and energy. We pray, dear God, that You will bless our fellowship, as we come together in ever-increasing love, and true lasting friendship. May this meal contain the soul nutrition of joy and laughter. May this be a time that causes everyone's mind and soul to smile in delight, reflecting upon every face here. Amen
St. Theresa Prayer
May today there be peace within May you trust your highest power that you are exactly where you are meant to be.... May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.... May you be content knowing you are a child of God. . . Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, It is there for each and every one of you....
Christ With Me
"Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me." ― St. Patrick
Christ Within Me
"Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger." ― St. Patrick
Be Still
"Be still and know that I am God. Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be." ― St. Patrick
God To Unfold Me
God to unfold me, God to surround me, God in my speaking, God in my thinking, God in my sleeping, God in my waking, guided my watching, God in my hoping, God in my life, guided my lips, God in my hands, God in my heart, God in my working, God in my slumber, God in mine ever-living soul, God in mine eternity. (Celtic oral tradition)
God Be In Me
God be in my hands and in my making. God be in my senses and in my creating. God be in my heart and in my loving. God be at my desk and in my trading. God be in my pain and in my enduring. God be in my plans and in my deciding. God be in my mind and in my growing. God be in my limbs and in my leisure. (Found in the ruins, in the walls of Coventry Cathedral)
Desiderata
I would like to share with you the following words which were found in old St. Paul's Church in Baltimore, dated 1692: "Go placidly amid the noise the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. "Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they, too, have their story. "Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. "Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career; however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. "Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. "Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. "Take kindly to counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. "Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars, ......YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HERE. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding just as it should. "Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive God to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. "With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy." Let us rest, reflect, in the silence of prayer......
PEACE
If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in my heart. (Lao Tsu)
A Prayer for the World
Prayer can promote healing in our troubled world Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of "When Bad Things Happen to Good People," composed this prayer that can be said by anyone, of any faith. A prayer for the world. Let the rain come and wash away the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds held and nurtured over generations. Let the rain wash away the memory of the hurt, the neglect. Then let the sun come out and fill the sky with a rainbows. Let the warmth of the sun heal us, wherever we are broken. Let it burn away the fog, so that we can see each other clearly. So that we can see beyond labels, beyond accents, gender or skin color. Let the warmth and brightness of the sun melt away our selfishness. So that we can share the joys and feel the sorrows of our neighbors. And let the light of the sun be so strong that we will see all people as our neighbors. Let the earth, nourished by rain, bring forth flowers to surround us with beauty. And let the mountains teach our hearts to reach upward to heaven. Amen.
The Stranger
I saw stranger today I put food for him in the eating place And drink in the drinking place And music in the listening place. In the Holy Name of the Trinity Be blessed myself and my house My goods and my family. And the Lark said in her warble Often, often, often Goes Christ in strangers guise O, oft and oft and oft, Goes Christ in strangers guise. (Celtic)
Write it on My Heart
Write it on my heart that every day is the best day in the year. The person is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. I finish every day and I am done with it. I have done what I could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. I forget them as soon as I can, tomorrow is a new day; I begin it well and serenely with too high a spirit to be cumbered with old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Saint Theresa's Prayer
Saint Theresa's Prayer (In case you are not aware, Saint Theresa is known as the Saint of the Little Ways, meaning she believed in doing the little things in life well and with great love.) May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be confident knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.
Grant me, O Lord
Grant me, O Lord, to know what is worth knowing, to love what is worth loving, to value what is precious in Your sight. Do not let me judge by what I see, nor pass sentence according to what I hear, but to judge rightly between the things that differ, and above all to search out, and do, what pleases You. - Thomas a Kempis
There is an old Gaelic prayer that says:
O Christ, Thou son of God, My own eternal Self, Live Thou Thy life in me, Do Thou Thy will in me, Be Thou made flesh in me; For I have no will but Thine, I will have no self but Thee! AFFIRMATIONS
Only one prayer is shown per page.GOD FIRST! Expect a Miracle! God is my help in every need - God does my hunger feed. I have faith in God's loving, harmonizing law, forever ruling in my life and my affairs. God's Spirit of love is working in and through me to establish harmony and right conditions in my life. I place myself, and my world, in the loving heart of God. God harmonizes my life and fulfills my every need. The infinite love of God ever enfolds me, bringing harmony, order, and peace into my mind, body, and affairs. I abide with God. God's order and harmony are established in me and in my life. God's wisdom guides me in all I do. I am alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic! Click on the NEXT PRAYER button for another selection To Print - Right-click on your mouse, and select "Print.", press Ctrl-P, or use your browser's Print function. Presented by the PositiveChristianity.org web site. |
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