Push My Buttons Prayer Author Unknown

Lord, it's likely that sometime today
someone will push my buttons
challenge my good will
misread my intentions
tick me off
try my patience
rattle my cage
judge me in haste
test my kindness
or do all of the above...

Give me the grace I'll need at such times
to respond with patience
to trust and accept
to listen carefully
to reach out in peace
to be fair and just
to anticipate goodness
in all my words and deeds...

I know this is a lot to ask, Lord,
but I need your help
to do for others
as I'd have them do for me...

Amen.

"A Simple Prayer"

Today,
For what I am that I ought not to be,
Forgive me.
For what I am not that I ought to be,
Forgive me.
Be with my mouth in what it speaks
Be with my hands in what they do
Be with my mind in what it thinks
Be with my heart in what it feels
Work in me
...through me
...for me
...in spite of me
In the precious name of Jesus,
Amen

O God our Father, we thank You for all the bright things of life. Help us to see them,
and to count them,
and to remember them,
that our lives may flow in ceaseless praise; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.
— J. H. Jowett (1846–1923)

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May the Lord be blessed forever for the great gifts He has continually heaped upon me,
and may all that He has created praise Him. — St. Teresa of A?vila (1515–1582)