Columban Daily Prayer

God, do You see me?
Do You know I am here?
I feel as if You have abandoned me or are unaware.
Even my loved ones and friends don't keep me company.
Out of the darkness, I cry to You.

Free me from depression, oppression, and isolation.
Help me to encounter those who can aid me.
Give me the confidence of Your psalmist who said:

Let the darkness cover me, 
and the night wraps itself around me, 
even darkness to you is not dark, 
and night is as clear as the day. (Psalm: 139: 11-12)

Give light to my darkness;
remind me that You are with me.
Even darkness cannot hide me from You.

Amen.

— By a Columban Missionary