21. Send over us your Spirit
Father, without you we stand
alone, unable to break the barriers which separate people unwilling to
rise above all that is small, powerless to be free and to be ourselves.
Send over us your Spirit, the
spirit who gives strength and guidance as we build a new brotherhood and
sisterhood here on earth.
Now, as always, this world
seeks newness and vitality which only your touch can bring.
This work you have put into
our hands, and we are glad.
May everything we touch in
these next days and months come alive with the power of your love, that
thus we Brothers and Sisters may truly be your people, giving praise and
witness to you always.
22. Prayer of an evangelizer
Lord
God, who cares about each and every one of us in the world, I invite you
to live in me today, to move in my actions and speak in my words.
Through
Jesus your Word made flesh, you allow me once again the privilege and the
power of making real your dream that all may be one and find life in your
name.
Touch
me with your Spirit today so I may have your life in my life, your Word in
my mouth, and courage to move in your world, loving your people as my
people.
Enfold
me in your grace to protect me from my fears, my pride, and my desire to
control others. Make me a blessing, not a burden, to those I meet today,
and a faithful witness to your Good News in a world full of bad news. Here
I am; Lord, send me! |
23. Serenity prayer
God
grant me the SERENITY to accept the things I cannot
change; COURAGE to change the things I can; and
WISDOM to know the difference.
24. Living one day at a time
Living
one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as
the pathway to peace;
Taking
as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting
that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will;
That
I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
25. Slow me down
Slow me down, Lord; ease the pounding
of my heart, by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with a
vision of the eternal reach of time.
Give me, amidst the confusion of my
day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tension of my nerves
and the muscles with the soothing music of the singing streams that live
in my memories. Help me to know the magical, restorative power of Thy
touch. Teach me the art of taking minute vacations, slowing down to look
at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pet a dog.
Remind me each day of the fable of the
hare and the tortoise, so that I may know that the race is not always to
the swift. There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Let
me look upward into the branches of the towering oak, and know it grew
great because it grew slowly and well. Slow me down, Lord. Inspire me to
send my roots deep into the soil of life’s enduring values. |