Prayer
 

A personal random selection of prayers. If you feel prompted to read any of them, then you are 'at prayer'.

Lord, teach us to pray,…
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hollowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth,
As it is in heaven
Give us this day, our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those
Who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Glory be to the Father,
And to the Son,
And to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning,
Is now and ever shall be
world without end.
Amen.
Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ,
For all the benefits which you have won for us,
For all the pains and insults which you have borne for us.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,
May we know you more clearly,
Love you more dearly,
And follow you more nearly,
Day by day.

( St. Richard of Chichester )

O Lord, that lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.

( Shakespeare)

Prayer of Abandonment

Father,
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,
And in all your creatures,
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you, my God,
With all the love of my heart,
For I love you,
And so need to give myself,
To surrender myself into your hands
Without reserve,
And with boundless confidence,
For you are my Father.

(Charles de Foucauld)

 

Pax Christi Daily Prayer

Thank you loving God

For the gift of life

For this wonderful world

which we all share

For the joy of love and friendship

For the challenge of helping

to build your kingdom

Strengthen -

My determination to work for

a world of peace and justice

My conviction that, whatever our

nationality or race,

we are all global citizens,

one in Christ

My courage to challenge the powerful

with the values of the Gospel

My commitment to find nonviolent

ways of resolving conflict

-personal, local, national and international

My efforts to forgive injuries and to love

those I find it hard to love.

Teach me

To share the gifts you have given me

To speak out for the victims of injustice

who have no voice

To reject the voilence which runs

through much of our world today

Holy Spirit of God

Renew my hope for a world free from the

cruelty and evil of war so that we may all

come to share

in God's peace and justice.

AMEN.

 

YOUNG CHRISTIAN WORKERS' PRAYER

Lord Jesus, I offer you this day all my work, my hopes

and struggles, my joys and sorrows.

Grant me and all my fellow workers the grace to think

like you, to work with you, to live in you.

Make me able to love you with all my heart, and

serve you with all my strength.

Your Kingdom come in all our factories, workshops,

offices and in all our homes.

May those of us who today may be in danger of sin

remain in your grace,

and may those who have died on labour's battlefield

rest in peace

Sacred Heart of Jesus, bless the Young Christian Workers

Sacred Heart of Jesus, sanctify the Young Christian Workers.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your Kingdon come through

the Young Christian Workers.

Queen of Apostles, pray for us

St. Teresa, pray for us.

                                                                                            ( 27.5.06.)