“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 I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the…
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At Life’s End – Martin Luther
I pray, my Lord Jesus Christ,take my soul into your hands. Heavenly Father,I know thatalthough I will live this bodyand be taken from this life,I will live with you forever,and that no one can pluck meout of your hands. God so loved the worldthat he gave his only-begotten Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish,but have eternal life. Our…
Shatter Our Complacency
Come, Lord, do not smile and say you are already with us. Millions do not know you, and to us who do, what is the difference? What is the point of your presence if our lives do not alter? Change our lives, shatter our complacency. Make your word our life’s purpose. Take away the quietness of a clear conscience. Press…
Astronomer’s Prayer – Johannes Kepler
Thank you, my Creator and God, for giving me such a delight in your universe, this ecstasy when I look at your handiwork. As far as my finite sprit has been able to comprehend, I have shared with others the glory of your works and your infinity. If anything I have said misrepresents you, of if at any time I…
Oh Good Samaritan – Saint Jerome
Show me your mercy, O Lord, and gladden my heart. What you see here is a man who has been caught by thieves, wounded and left for dead beside the road. You are the good Samaritan who picks me up and treats my wounds with your oil and wine. It is your pleasure that I should spend my days in…
Sun Of The World – Thomas Cranmer
O Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Sun of the World, Always rising and never going down, Your wholesome presence and sight, Creates, feeds, and refreshes life, Not only on earth but also in heaven! We beg you to shine in our hearts So that the night of sin, and the fog of falsehood may be driven away. With you…
Preacher’s Prayer – Thomas Becon
Lord God, We ask for your grace, So that we would not just hear your word but also do it, So that we would not just love your Good News but also live it, So that we would not just enjoy your good teaching but follow it, So that we would not just know your commandments but practice them, To the glory…
Way Truth & Life – Erasmus
Lord Jesus Christ, The way, the truth and the life! Do not let us stray from your path, For you are our way. Do not let us distrust your promises, For you are the truth. Do not let us rest in anything other than you, For your are our life. Lord Jesus, You are the one to believe, You are…
Mighty Holy Spirit – Philip Melanchthon
Mighty Holy Spirit, My comforter, pure living and true. Mighty Holy Spirit, Illuminate, rule and confirm my heart and mind in faith. Mighty Holy Spirit, Rule over me, so I might live in God’s presence all the days of my life. Mighty Holy Spirit, Let me see the Lord and praise him with joy, And in unity with those in…
Serenity Prayer – Reinhold Niebuhr
God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, Taking, as you did, this world as it is, Not as I want it,…
Prayer Of Praise – Anselm Of Canterbury
Lord, because you made me, I owe you the whole of my love; because you redeemed me, I owe you the whole of my life; because you have promised so much, I owe you my whole being. I owe you as much more love than myself as you are greater than I, for whom you gave yourself and to whom…
Bonhoeffer’s Evening Prayer
O Lord my God, thank you for bringing this day to a close. Thank you for giving me rest in body and soul. Your hand has been over me and has guarded and preserved me. Forgive my lack of faith and any wrong that I have done today, and help me to forgive all who have wronged us. Let me…