Prayer Life
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Daily Prayers For November
As I Start My Day
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.
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O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born into eternal life. Amen.
The Prayer of St. Francis ​
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As I Travel Through My Day
May I be friendly towards all beings,
May I delight in the qualities of the virtuous ones,
May I practice utmost compassion for afflicted beings, May I be equanimous toward those who are not well disposed towards me,
May my soul have such dispositions as these forever.
MERI BHAVANA
As I Finish My Day
God of peace, be with those who guide the destinies of the world so that an end may come to boasting and vainglory, and the reign of arrogance dwindle in our time. Give them the courage to speak the truth and the humility to listen. Help us to put the good of others above our own ambitions, and the truth which does not profit us above the lie which does. So may we stand upright, freed from the burden of fear and the weight of suspicion, learning to trust each other. Help each one of us to bring an offering of understanding, and our own sacrifice for peace with those around us. Then in tranquility may we go forward to build your kingdom in the world until the earth shall be filled with your knowledge as the waters cover the sea.
Prayer for Jewish Worship Vol. 1 Daily