Thursday, April 30, 2009

Prayer for Deliverance

Prayer for Deliverance

Dear God,

Deliver me to my passion.
Deliver me to my brilliance.
Deliver me to my intelligence.
Deliver me to my depth.
Deliver me to my nobility.
Deliver me to my beauty.
Deliver me to my power to heal.
Deliver me to You.

Amen

(Prayer for Deliverance - Marianne Williamson)

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

You Are The Light

You Are The Light

Dear God

You are the light

of the heavens and the earth.
The smile of your light
is a lamp in a globe of glass,

as if it were a shining star,
lit from a blessed olive tree

Neither of the East nor of the West,
its light nearly luminous
even if fire did not touch it.
Light upon light!

You guide to your light
whomever you will:
and you give people examples;
because you know all things.

Amen

(Adapted from the Qur'an - 24:35 - Al 'Nuur - The Light)

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Into Your Hands

Into Your Hands

Dear God,

I abandon myself into your hands;
do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you:
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me.

I commend my soul into your hands, God, and
I offer it to you with all the love of my heart,
For you are my Father.

Amen

(Adapted from the Prayer of Abandonment - Charles De Foucauld)


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Monday, April 27, 2009

You Are My Shepherd

You Are My Shepherd

Dear God,

You are my shepherd; I shall not want.

You maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
You leadeth me beside the still waters.

You restoreth my soul: you leadeth me in the
paths of righteousness for your name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death; I will fear no evil: for you
are with me; your rod and your staff they
comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the
presence of my enemies: you anoint

my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life; and I will dwell in your house

Forever.

Amen

(Adapter: Psalm 23 - Bible - Psalm of David)

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

May There Always Be

May There Always Be

Dear God,

May there always be work for my hands to do.
May my purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine upon my window pane.

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near, and
May you fill my heart with gladness and cheer.

Amen

(adapted: traditional Irish blessing)


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Saturday, April 25, 2009

For This Day

For This Day

Dear God,

Thank you for this day.
Hold my hand and give me courage
to carry the cross You have chosen for me.

Let me never complain.
Let me smile and give strength
to my family and friends
and to all I come in contact with.

Amen

(adapted: Betty McElwee – 1984)

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Friday, April 24, 2009

To Know Thee

To Know Thee

Dear God,

Please help me to know thee more clearly,

Love thee more dearly,
And follow thee more nearly:
For ever and ever.

In your holy name I pray

Amen

(Prayer of St. Richard of Chichester – 1197-1253)


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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Teach Me

Teach Me

Dear God,

Teach me to be generous,
teach me to serve you as I should,
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 labour and ask not for reward.

Amen

(Jesuit – St. Ignatius Loyola – 16th Century)

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Your Presence

Your Presence

Dear God,

The sun and the stars, the valleys and the hills,
the rivers and the lakes all disclose Your presence.
The roaring breakers of the sea tell of Your awesome might,
the beast of the field and the birds of the air
bespeak Your wondrous will.
In Your goodness You have made us able to hear
the music of the world.
The voices of the loved ones
reveal to us that You are in our midst.
A divine voice sings through all creation.

Amen

(Traditional Jewish Prayer)

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Your Hands

Your Hands

Dear God,

How wonderful are the works of your hands!

The heavens declare Your glory,
the arch of the sky displays Your handiwork
In Your love You have given us the power
to behold the beauty of Your world
robed in all its splendor.

And I thank you, God.

Amen

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Monday, April 20, 2009

Create In Me

Create In Me

Dear God,

Create in me a pure heart,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Amen

(Bible - Psalm 51:10-12 - King David)


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Sunday, April 19, 2009

A Prayer For Believers

A Prayer For Believers

Dear God,

Blessed be your name.
May your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Please give us bread
Today and tomorrow
And forgive our sins
As we should forgive those
Who sin against us
And let us not succumb
To temptation
But deliver us from evil
For all is yours, now and forevermore

Amen

(a prayer for believers - theodore c. meier)

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

You Alone

You Alone

Dear God,

Thank you.
You alone can help us grow in wholeness:
We thank you for the gift of life and health,
We ask you to guide and uphold us
We ask you to heal disease
And disunity everywhere.

Amen


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Friday, April 17, 2009

Serenity

Serenity

Dear God,

Please grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.

Amen

(The serenity prayer - alcoholics anonymous - Reinhold Niebuhr)


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Thursday, April 16, 2009

I Arise Today

I Arise Today

Dear God,

I arise today
Through your mighty strength:

Your power to guide me,
Your might to uphold me,
Your eyes to watch over me;
Your ear to hear me,
Your word to give me speech,
Your hand to guard me,
Your way to lie before me,
Your shield to shelter me,
Your host to secure me.

Thank you for all that you are

Through your love.

Amen

(Adapted from Irish - First Millennium - Bridgid of Gael)


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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I Offer Myself

Dear God,

I offer myself to you
to build with me
and to do with me as you will.
Relieve me of my bondage,
that I may better do your will.

Take away my difficulties,
that victory over them may bear witness
to those I want to help

to know your Power,
Your Love, and your Way of life.
May I do your will always!

Amen

(adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous - big book - third step prayer – 1939)


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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

I Am Liberated

I Am Liberated

Dear God,

I am liberated by silence,
and I am no longer involved

in the measurement of life, but in the living of it,
Thank you for allowing me to discover this form of prayer in which

there is effectively no distraction.
My whole life is a prayer.

My whole silence is full of prayer.
The world of silence in which I am immersed
contributes to my prayer.

Thank you, God.

Amen

Adapted - Thomas Merton)

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Monday, April 13, 2009

Thank You

Thank You

Dear God

Thank you for allowing me to feel your peace,
which is far more wonderful
than the human mind can understand.
Your peace guards my heart and mind
as I live in Christ Jesus.

Amen

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Sunday, April 12, 2009

I Don’t Worry

I Don’t Worry

Dear God,

I don’t worry about anything,
instead I pray about everything.
I Tell You what I need,
and thank You for all You have done.

Amen

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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Let Your

Let Your

Dear God,

Let your light surround me;
Your love enfold me;
Your power protect me;
Your presence watch over me.
Wherever I am, God, I know you are there.
And all is well.

Amen

(Adapted from the Unity Church - closing prayer for protection)


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Friday, April 10, 2009

I May Not

I May Not

Dear God,

Though I may not see the sun and moon lose their light
and though I may not witness rivers turn red, or see stars fall from the sky,
Please lead me to remember that Your power is greater than all evil.


And though my world may rock

and sometimes feel as though it is breaking,
Help me to understand that it will be transformed in your time, by Your Love.

Amen

- author unknown

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Thursday, April 9, 2009

The Lord Bless

The Lord Bless

Dear God,

I honor your holy word that you will always bless and keep me

That you will make your face shine upon me

And be gracious to me

Lord, I trust you will turn your face toward me

And give me peace.

Amen

(adapted from blessing – bible – numbers 6:24-26)


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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Make a Joyful Noise

Make a Joyful Noise

Dear God,

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is God;
it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise;
be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth to all generations.
Amen

- Psalm 100

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

With Your Feet

With Your Feet

With your feet I walk
I walk with your limbs
I carry forth your body
For me your mind thinks
Your voice speaks for me
Beauty is before me
And beauty is behind me
Above and below me hovers the beautiful
I am surrounded by it
I am immersed in it
In my youth I am aware of it
And in old age I shall walk quietly
The beautiful trail.

American Indian - Navajo

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Monday, April 6, 2009

I Always Believe

I Always Believe

I always believe that it is much better
to have a variety of religions, a variety of philosophies,
rather than one single religion or philosophy.

This is necessary because of the different
mental dispositions of each human being.

Each religion has certain unique ideas or techniques,
and learning about them can only enrich one's own faith.

His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama - 1981

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

In Accordance With Your Will

In Accordance With Your Will

Dear Heavenly Father and Universal Mother:
If it be in accordance with your will,
I pray that this new age in human history
be a time of spiritual renaissance,
a "second Enlightenment" that will heighten values
and help everyone to realize their true purpose in life.
I pray for peace and justice,and love and light.

I pray for an abundance of beauty, truth and goodness
in the lives of all the inhabitants of this troubled world.
May there be harmony, sustainability, and evolutionary progress
in the physiosphere, the biosphere, and the noosphere.
Thank you for this gift of consciousness, dear God.

Amen

spiritualspringtime.org - Steve Mcintosh

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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Thank Thee

Thank Thee

Almighty God, thank thee for the job of this day.
May we find gladness in all its toil and difficulty,
its pleasure and success,
and even in its failure and sorrow.
We would look always away from ourselves,
and behold the glory and the need of the world
that we may have the will and the strength to bring
the gift of gladness to others;
that with them we stand to bear
the burden and heat of the day
and offer Thee the praise of work well done.

Amen.

Bishop Charles Lewis Slattery - Early 20th Century


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Friday, April 3, 2009

Prayer of The Chalice

Prayer of The Chalice

Beloved, to Thee I raise my whole being,
a vessel emptied of self. Accept, O Lord,
this my emptiness, and so fill me with
Thy Self --- Thy Light, Thy Love, Thy
Life --- that these Thy precious Gifts
may radiate through me and over-
flow the chalice of my heart into
the hearts of all with whom I
come in contact this day,
revealing unto them
the beauty of
Thy joy
and
Wholeness
and
the
serenity
of Thy Peace
which nothing can destroy.
Prayer of The Chalice - Francis Nuttall


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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Make Us Worthy

Make Us Worthy

Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men
throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger.

Give them through our hands this day their daily bread,
and by our understanding love, give peace and joy.

- Mother Teresa


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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

At The Center

At The Center

At the center of the universe is a
loving heart that continues to beat
and that wants the best for every person.

Anything we can do to help foster
the intellect and spirit and emotional growth
of our fellow human beings, that is our job.

Those of us who have this particular vision
must continue against all odds.

Life is for service.

- Fred Rogers - 1928-2003

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