Dear Lord, thank you for this food. Bless the hands that prepared it. Bless it to our use and us to your service, And make us ever mindful of the needs of others. Through Christ our Lord we pray. Amen.
Fountain of Love – Edward Pusey
Good Jesus, Fountain of Love, Fill us with your love. Absorb us into your love; Surround us with your love, That we may see all things in the light of your love, Receive all things as the token of your love, Speak of all things in words breathing of your love, Win through your love others for your love, Be kindled…
A Prayer For Australia
Lord Of All, Creator of Australia, We bring our gratitude for the diversity and wealth of this land and its people; for its weathered old mountains, fertile valleys, and vast plains, for its riches of soil, forest, land, fruit and food, for the first Australians, who know and love this land deeply, for the diverse people who now call Australia…
Traditional Gaelic Blessing
May the Everlasting Father take you In his own generous clasp, In his generous arm. May the Everlasting Father shield you East and west wherever you go. – Source unknown.
Prayer For Responsibility – Reinhold Niebuhr
Lord God, you have bound us together in this bundle of life: give us grace to understand how our lives depend upon the courage, the industry, the honesty and the integrity of others; that we may be mindful of their needs, grateful for their faithfulness, and faithful in our responsibilities to them. – By Pastor Reinhold Niebuhr 1892-1971AD
At Night – St Columba
Lord God, at Night You are the bright flame to enlighten me, the guiding star to lead me, the path beneath my feet, and the Good Shepherd along the way, now and forever more. – St Columba 521-597AD, Iona (slightly edited!)
Prayer To Forgive
Lord Jesus, we remember how you forgave the people who hurt you. Help us to forgive those who hurt us. May we never try to pay them back. Amen.
Thank You For Today
Thank you, God, for the day-time when I can be awake and busy. Thank you for all there is for me to do today: new things to find out, friends and games to play. Thank you for the sun that gives us warmth and light to see by. Amen.
Children’s Morning Prayer
I can say it to my family, I can say it to my friends, I can say it at school – so I’ll say it to you – Good morning, God, you’re great. Amen.
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
For Comfort In Loss
Lord Jesus Christ, you comforted your disciples when you were going to die: now set our troubled hearts at rest and banish our fears. You are the way to the Father: help us to follow you. You are the truth: bring us to know you. You are the life: give us that life, to live with you now and for…
Teach Me To Seek You – Anselm Of Canterbury
O Lord my God, Teach my heart this day where and how to see you, Where and how to find you. You have made me and remade me, And you have bestowed on me All the good things I possess, And still I do not know you. I have not yet done that For which I was made. Teach me…