Forgiveness, Longing

Repentance & Openness – Bob Hostetler

Lord God, my faithful Lover, you have been so good to me, in spite of all my neglect and thoughtlessness. From my earliest moments of moral awareness, I have chosen my own way instead of yours. Over and over again in my life, I have wrestled the sovereign’s crown from your head and tried to place it on mine. Too…

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Forgiveness, Peace

Channel Of Your Peace – St Francis Of Assisi

O Lord make me a channel of your peace Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is discord, union; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy; Let me seek not to be consoled, but to console; Not to be understood, but to understand; Not…

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Confession, Forgiveness

A Prayer For Forgiveness

(Come let us return to the Lord and say:) Lord our God, in our sin we have avoided your call. Our love for you is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away. Have mercy on us; deliver us from judgement; bind up our wounds and revive us; in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. – From The…

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Celtic, Forgiveness, Peace

Let Our Memory Shelter No Hate

Lord, let our memory provide no shelter for grievance against each other. Lord, let our heart provide no harbour for hatred of each other. Lord, let our tongue be no accomplice in the judgement of each other.   – Prayer from Celtic Daily Prayer from the Northumbria Community

Biblical, Forgiveness, Praise

Praise The Lord O My Soul

Praise the Lord O my soul, All my being praise God’s holy name, Praise the Lord O my soul, And remember the kindness of God.   The Lord forgives all your sins, And heals your diseases, He rescues your life from the grave, And crowns you with love and compassion, He fills you with every kind of good, And lifts…

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