Dear Jesus,
Please bring healing and strength to all those
forced to leave their home country due to war or persecution.
Call others to come to their aid and show compassion.
Bring peace and justice.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
Please bring healing and strength to all those
forced to leave their home country due to war or persecution.
Call others to come to their aid and show compassion.
Bring peace and justice.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for the events of this past day.
The important ones were responses to others' needs.
Help me to be more sensitive to the situations
of others and to help as I can.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
I need time to be quietly in your presence,
to slough off the daily trivia, to find myself,
to be open, to be accepting, to be welcoming.
In the silence comes the music.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
Sometimes things just don’t go right.
Faulty appliances, mistakes, misunderstandings
and other irritants make me feel anxious and uncertain.
Lord calm me down.
Let me understand the truly important
and put aside the trivial.
Open my heart to cherish your love.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
I thank You for all the people who have touched my life.
This gratitude goes beyond relationships or categories.
Some encounters were brief and fleeting
yet still meaningful and touching.
Longer-lasting ones may have been more complex and nuanced.
As I bring them to mind, joy and sensitivity emerge and blossom.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for guiding the Pope and leaders in the Church.
Give us all the courage and confidence to face
our future in service to You and Your reign
of faith-filled love.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
I want You to be like a big brother
who would guide and guard me.
You are that and so much more.
Share with me the wisdom to live more fully
in the way You have formed me to be.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
Some days can be quite busy with tasks, meetings,
family responsibilities, unexpected demands,
almost no time to catch your breath.
The anxiety becomes draining.
Then Dear Lord touch our hearts, slacken the pace,
let us feel Your loving presence.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Lord, my sorrows seem endless,
like a mountain stream,
constantly there,
Almost a torrent of despair.
Yet in spite of grief and empty longing,
in You I trust, in You I dream
and hope in blessings for us all,
all together in Your love,
where every tear will be wiped away,
where peace will flow,
in sweet abundance cascade below
to comfort all our morning hearts.
In the love that binds us all to You,
all the living and all the dead,
and all those yet to come,
may that dream come true.
May every tear be wiped away
in the comfort of Your love.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. Patrick Sayles
Dear Jesus,
Your presence in the Blessed Sacrament
is a sign of Your fidelity to God’s people.
You are with us and among us.
You call us to bring about Your kingdom
of justice and peace.
Your body and blood nourish us in this journey.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
Sometimes, I need to put aside my doings,
agendas, concerns, worries and whatever else
is rumbling around in my head.
Taking time out, I need to stop and listen
for Your quiet gentle voice.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
In day-to-day activities seeking help eases the task
when we come upon an obstacle.
Yet often we fail to do that.
We end up frustrated just going around in circles.
Grant me the wisdom to put aside my pride,
admit my need and look for assistance.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
Sometimes I face situations where no clear remedy exists.
I need to be aware of your companionship.
I need to trust in your sustaining love.
Guide my eyes, my mind, my heart, and my feet
when difficult times come on the journey.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey
Dear Jesus,
I need to appreciate my limits,
what I can do physically, energy, and time.
The important thing is the good I can do
within those boundaries.
You are the ultimate source of power for that.
Your love inspires and sustains me.
Amen.
— By Columban Fr. John Comiskey