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Prayers
2010 Christmas & New Year's Prayers
Advent
Help us to prepare a way for you
by our thoughtfulness towards others,
by our care in little things,
by our upholding of the oppressed
Help us to prepare a way for you
by our thoughtfulness towards creatures,
by our care of crops and kitchens,
by our upholding of creation.
(#79 Celtic Prayers For Life Today Ray Simpson, Kevin Mayhew)
Christ, Light of the world,
meet us in our place of darkness.
Christ, Light of the world,
meet us in our place of longing.
Christ, light of the world,
meet us in our place of working.
(#82 Celtic Prayers For Life Today Ray Simpson, Kevin Mayhew)
Among the hungry
among the homeless
among the friendless
come to make things new.
A Simple Way To Pray With a Friend or Small Group
Relax and recognize that we are settling ourselves to be in the presence of God.
You are invited to relax and be comfortable and to listen carefully to God’s word, being reminded of Jesus’ assurance: “Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am with them.”
All we need to do is relax, listen to a reading and be prepared to share with the group the word or phrase that caught our attention during the reading
Our reader will read a scripture passage aloud, slowly and distinctly, with pauses, so that each phrase can sink into us as listeners.
Our reader will read it one more time for us. After this reading, there should be a gentle silence.
Then each person is invited to repeat the word or phrase that strikes her/him personally. More >
A Prayer From Thomas Merton
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that
I think that I am following your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you
does in fact please you.
And I hope that I have that desire
in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything
apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this
you will lead me by the right road
though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always
though I may seem to be lost
and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and will never leave me to face my perils alone.
