O God, bless us this day with a faith that can move mole hills and mountains, that has an unseen healing touch, that lives everyday stories, celebrates simple suppers and helps us carry the crosses of life so that they turn into hope filled resurrections. Help us to see the goodness in ourselves and Read More...
Lord God, we have no idea where we are going. We do not see the road ahead of us. We cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do we really know ourselves, and the fact that we think we are following your will does not mean that we are actually doing so. But we believe that the desire to please Read More...
Loving God open our minds and hearts to the gift of your presence. Helps us to see you and hear you in every person we encounter, every experience we have and every moment we live today. Grace us with eyes and ears that don’t just see and hear the obvious but that are open to every way you come into Read More...
Loving God, our hearts are before us. We try but by ourselves we can do nothing. Grace us with your presence and help us to do what we cannot. Admit us to the inner room of your love. We ask, we seek, we knock. You have given us the command to ask, help us to receive. You have challenged us to seek, Read More...
Loving God, open our eyes that we may see you in our sisters and brothers. Lord, open our ears that we may hear the cries of the hungry, the cold, the frightened and the oppressed. Lord, open our hearts that we may love each other as you love us. Renew in us your spirit. Free us and make us one. Read More...
Loving God, be with us today and give us strength because often we are weak. You are our life and without you we are without passion. You are our light and without you we cannot see what is before us. Be with us this day, Loving God, for we desire your love and always want to be in your company. Read More...
FOR JOY IN GOD'S CREATION O Heavenly Father, who has filled the world with beauty; Open my eyes to behold your gracious hand in all your works; that rejoicing in your whole creation, I may learn to serve you with gladness, faithfully managing your bounty; for the sake of him by whom all Read More...
SATURDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF LENT Dear God, help me not to be consumed by my desire to be noticed and important. Allow me to see the illusion of the false promises this world touts as meaningful and necessary. May your call to loving service be that which gives true meaning and lasting importance to my life. Amen.
