Lord, today I ask for your blessing on those who are living
in desperate times with little hope for the future.
Help us to be your ears to listen to their cries.
Help us to be your hands to clothe, feed and shelter them.
Help us to heal those broken in body and spirit,
and to turn their sorrow into joy and hope.
We ask you this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
— By a Columban Missionary
Almighty God, You alone can bring into order
the unruly wills and affections of sinners.
Grant Your people grace to love
what You command and desire what You promise;
that, among the swift and varied changes of the world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever.
Amen.
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ
came down from heaven to be the true bread
which gives live to the world:
Evermore give us this bread,
that He may live in us, and we in Him;
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
God our Father,
You sent Saint Patrick
to preach Your glory to the people of Ireland.
By the help of his prayers,
may all Christians proclaim Your love to all men.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Father in heaven, thank you for the gift of life.
You have protected us through the night
and have enabled us to wake up this morning.
If it were not because of Your love for us,
we would not be here today.
Your unconditional love has enabled us
to come to this place when we are healthy
and ready to start the day.
We thank You, Lord.
Let everything that the day holds,
bring glory to Your name.
Amen.
Our Father, sometimes the cares of the day
seem to multiply, while the blessings fade so quickly.
Our bodies grow tired and our minds even more tired.
Jesus, help us.
Give us the strength You've promised in Your Word.
Give us the power to take the next step.
Give us your grace for we know that
in our weaknesses Your strength is revealed.
May we receive it today.
Amen.
Dear God, give me the courage to begin again,
to overlook the difficulties,
to overcome the obstacles
and to stay open to the moment as best I can.
Help me be patient enough
to know it takes time to start over,
and wise enough to ask for help
from friends and family when I need it.
As I look to the future, may I reflect
on the past and remember the lessons
it's taught me.
And God, may I always look to You
for strength and guidance.
Lord, we ask for Your wisdom,
for Your strength and power
to be constantly present within us.
We pray You would make us strong
and courageous for the road ahead.
Give us ability beyond what we feel able
and let Your gifts flow freely through us,
so You would be honored by our lives,
and others would be drawn to You.
In Your name, we pray.
Amen.
O God, who before the passion of Your only-begotten Son
revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us
that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance,
may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed
into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
O God, who before the passion of Your only-begotten Son
revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us
that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance,
may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed
into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
Most loving Father, whose will it is for us
to give thanks for all things, to fear nothing
but the loss of You, and to cast all our care
on You who care for us: Preserve us
from faithless fears and worldly anxieties,
that no clouds of this mortal life may hide
from us the light of that love which is immortal,
and which You have manifested to us in Your Son
Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
O Lord, You have taught us that without love
whatever we do is worth nothing:
Send Your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts
Your greatest gift, which is love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtue,
without which whoever lives is accounted dead before You.
Grant this for the sake of Your only Son Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in You:
Mercifully accept our prayers;
and because in our weakness
we can do nothing good without you,
give us the help of your grace,
that in keeping Your commandments
we may please You both in will and deed;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever.
Amen.
Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins,
and give us the liberty of the abundant life
which You have made known to us
in Your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
