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Regular prayer not applicable. http://www.christmasbuzz.com/animate...ed_gifs_03.gif Take a moment to listen to the still small voice of God within the bustle of the day which has begun. Find a quiet place where you can enjoy precious moments of peace in God's presence. Sit quietly and listen to the sounds of the world around you, both outside and in the place where you are. Breathe slowly and rest in God's presence...... God to enfold me, God to surround me, God in my speaking, God in my thinking. God in my sleeping, God in my waking, God in my watching, God in my hoping. God in my life, God in my lips, God in my soul, God in my heart. God in my sufficing, God in my slumber, God in mine ever-living soul, God in mine eternity. - - Carmina Gadelica |
Humble Prayer http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...oma/humble.jpg Heavenly father, I pray to thee, help me to love others, the way that you love me. Help me Lord, in all that I do, to always be a reflection of you. Walk with me closely, night and day, so I shall never go astray. Live in my heart, and give me your light, that someday I may become pleasing in your sight. Make me your vessel, that others may see, your spiritual presence dwelling within me. Walk with me Father, till my journey is through, then by your grace, bring me home to you. -- Billy F. Dial |
http://angelwinks.ca/images/naturepod/naturepod569.jpg Let us pray: Lord God of all people, lead me not to judge others or discriminate and divide into different groups. Inspire me to live in such a way that I am not destructive or negative. Empower me with your Spirit that I may choose wisely and live positively and so promote all that is life-giving. Amen. |
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/...emiah_33-3.jpg Let us pray: God our Father, you created light and all that we can see. Show us how to grow in a sense of wonder that we may “really see” and appreciate all the beauty that is around us. Lead us to discover how inter-connected are so many things in life and how inter-woven with your presence. May the coming into our world of Jesus, your Son, - who lived fully as a human being - remind us that we are all called to be at-one with you. Show us how to transform all that might be ordinary in our daily lives and, through your Spirit, become more fully alive, to your greater glory. Amen. |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0272.gif Let us pray: Lord Jesus, as we prepare to celebrate the gift of yourself to our world, we think too of our loved ones, remembering that you said that there is “more joy in giving than in receiving.” Acts 2035 We ask you to bless us and those we love. Amen. |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0191.gif Let us pray: “Give us, O God, the vision which can see your love in the world in spite of human failure. Give us the faith, the trust, and the goodness in spite of our ignorance and weakness. Give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray with understanding hearts, and show us what each one of us can do to set forth the coming of the day of universal peace. Amen.” |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0142.gif Let us pray: God our loving Father, our governments spend money in our name to subsidise farmers to “set aside” good agricultural land so that less food is produced. Some potatoes and other good crops are sprayed with dyes to make them unfit for human consumption, and it is policy to destroy good harvests of fruit and vegetables. Yet our brothers and sisters go hungry and die across the world. Lead us to grow in valuing the dignity of all people, as well as in respect for the fruit of the earth and the work of human hands. Inspire us to be of influence in our own part of the world so that injustices -wherever they existmay be challenged, and all people learn to grow together as caring and responsible brothers and sisters. Amen. |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0422.gif Let us pray: God our Father, may the simplicity of the birth of Jesus, your Son, remind us that we can readily discover him in the ordinariness of our daily lives. Amen. |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0218.gif Let us pray: In silence, Lord, I place myself amongst all those in many parts of the world and in various circumstances who are praying for peace on this day, as I, too, pray for peace. Amen http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0016.gif |
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/...saiah_7-14.jpg Let us pray, using some words of Robert Louis Stevenson: “O God, our loving Father, help us rightly to remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wise men… May Christmas morning make us happy to be your children, and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.” |
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/...Isaiah_9-6.jpg Let us pray: Jesus, God-with-us, what gift shall we bring to you? The angels bring their song, the heavens bring their star, the shepherds bring their wonder, the animals give their manger, the wise men bring their gifts, and we human beings bring the Virgin-Mother. We bring our whole selves to you who have so fully and generously given yourself to us. Amen. |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0083.gif Let us pray: God, Father of us all, you who call me by name: Is 431 you are my hiding-place, my shelter, Ps 327 amidst life’s difficulties. Remind me that there is no pit, no hole, so deep that your love is not deeper still. Lead me to give thanks in all my circumstances, 1 Thess 518 and show me how to transform whatever suffering or difficulties I may experience, into something that will benefit others and will set me free. I make this prayer, knowing that you lavish your love on us 1 Jn 31 and you set the down-trodden free. Is 611; Lk 418 Amen. |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0462.gif Let us pray: Father, we remember before you those who have been abused in the womb, in childhood, and in later life. We bring before you our brothers and sisters throughout the world who are victims of injustice, prejudice and persecution. Lead us, Father, and lead all people of good will to do whatever we can to help turn the hearts of those who think themselves better than others, and who perpetrate evil. Deliver us, Lord, from all that is evil. Amen. |
http://www.animated-gifs.eu/phone-24...stmas/0440.gif Let us pray: Lord, inspire us to be credible witnesses of your love, and good shepherds towards those you have entrusted to our care. Amen. |
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/...John_13-35.jpg Let us pray: God our Father, we pray for all families, that members may feel encouraged to live fully, and may discover the sanctity of human love and the value of family life. If times are troubled through separation or difficulties in relationships, may people learn to be generous. May we all learn how to break the cycle of whatever may be negative, growing in understanding and appreciation and in love and respect. Amen. |
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