When the broken come to wholeness, when the wounded come to healing, when the frightened come to trusting, the stone has been rolled away. When the lonely find friendship, when the hurt find new loving, when the worried find peace, the stone has been rolled away. When we share instead of taking, when we stroke instead of striking, when we…
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death; and bringing life to those in the tomb! – Normally sung or chanted. – Repeat at least three times or as many as you need.
Glory to you The Suffering Christ O Lord, You were insulted and hated, yet each day You free captive souls from the grip of the ancient enemy. You did not turn Your face away from the spitting and hate, yet You wash souls in saving waters. You accepted Your scourging without crying out, yet through your words You deliver us…
I thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming a human beingso I do not have to pretend or try to be God.I thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming finite and limitedso I do not have to pretend that I am infinite and limitless.I thank you, crucified God, for becoming mortalso I do not have to try to make myself immortal.I thank…
The Three who are over me,The Three Who are below me,The Three Who are above me here,The Three Who are in the earth,The Three Who are in the air,The Three Who are in heaven,The Three Who are in the great roaring sea. – From Carmina Gedalica volume III as quoted in “The Celtic Way Of Prayer” by Esther de Waal.
God For Us, we call You Father, God Alongside Us, we call You Jesus, God Within Us, we call You Holy Spirit. You are the Eternal Mystery That enables, enfolds, and enlivens all things, Even us and even me. Every name falls short of your Goodness and Greatness. We can only see who You are in what is. We ask…
As I rise from sleep I thank You, O Holy Trinity, for through your great goodness and patience. You were not angry with me for my laziness and sin! You have not destroyed me in my sins! You showed Your love for people! When I was flattened by despair You raised me up to keep the morning watch and praise You! And now…
As it was, As it is, As it shall be Evermore, O Triune God of grace! With the ebb, With the flow, O Triune God of grace! With the ebb, With the flow. As it was, as it is, and as it shall be evermore, Good of grace, God in Trinity! With the ebb, with the flow, ever it is…
Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. We who have so much to do and seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day, We who are anxious over many things look forward to your coming among us. We who are blessed in so many ways long for…
As you hold meandering creeks and ravaging torrents, As you hold murky, still billabongs, You are the Able Holder of all our journeys. Hold us in our many dyings. You are Able Holder of all our journey-ing, the wonderful, the wearying and the wild, Enable us anew with your power, peace and presence. – By Christine Mallouhi, 2017. – From Celtic…
Cherishing My dear ones, my God, bless now and keep in every place where they may be. Oh God may the most dear love of the angels and the most dear love of the saints be guarding the ones I cherish, and my the dear love of heaven be guarding our cherishing through Jesus our Lord. Amen Oh God may your grace be upon the…
A prayer for journeying. God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit be shielding and saving me, as Three and as One, by my kneee, by my back, by my side, each step of the stormy world. – From Carmina Gadelica – Submitted by Christine