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
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!)
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, 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.
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.
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
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…
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…
Lord God, Without those before us, Without our mothers and fathers in faith, We would not know you. We remember our parents and our parents in faith. God of Zechariah and Elizabeth, God of Mary and Joseph, God of John the Baptist, God of the angels Gabriel and Michael, God of Ambrose and Augustine, God of all martyrs and…
May God enfold you: God to surround, God in your speaking, God in your thinking. God in your sleeping, God in your waking, God in your watching, God in your hoping. God in your life, God on your lips, God in your soul, God in your heart. God in your working, God in your rest. Father, Son and Holy Spirit,…
Thank you, Jesus Christ my Lord: In all my trials and sufferings, You give strength to stand firm. Even more you have given me A share in your eternal glory! – Irenaeus of Lyons 130-202AD. A great early teacher, writer, leader who died for his faith.
This much, O heaven – if I should brood or rave, Pity me not; but let the world be fed, Yea, in my madness if I strike me dead, Heed you the grass that grows upon my grave. If I dare snarl between this sun and sod, Whimper and clamour, give me grace to own, In sun and rain and…