Prayers -1
PRAYERS WE LIKE:
The Difference
"I got up early one morning,
And rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I didn't have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me,
And heavier came each task;
'Why doesn't God help me?' I wondered.
He answered, 'You didn't ask.'
I wanted to see joy and beauty
But the day toiled on gray and bleak
I wondered why God didn't show me
He said, 'But you didn't seek',
I tried to come into God's presence;
I used all my keys in the lock.
God gently and lovingly chided,
'My child, you didn't knock.'
I woke up early this morning,
And paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to pray."
-Author Unknown, The Difference
"I got up early one morning,
And rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I didn't have time to pray.
Problems just tumbled about me,
And heavier came each task;
'Why doesn't God help me?' I wondered.
He answered, 'You didn't ask.'
I wanted to see joy and beauty
But the day toiled on gray and bleak
I wondered why God didn't show me
He said, 'But you didn't seek',
I tried to come into God's presence;
I used all my keys in the lock.
God gently and lovingly chided,
'My child, you didn't knock.'
I woke up early this morning,
And paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to pray."
-Author Unknown, The Difference
A Morning Prayer
God, Please enlighten my mind with truth'
Inflame my heart with love;
Inspire my will with courage;
Enrich my Life with service.
Pardon what I have been;
Sanctify what I am;
And guide what I shall be.
-Author Unknown
God, Please enlighten my mind with truth'
Inflame my heart with love;
Inspire my will with courage;
Enrich my Life with service.
Pardon what I have been;
Sanctify what I am;
And guide what I shall be.
-Author Unknown
The prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of your
peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so
much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to
eternal life.
Lord, make me an instrument of your
peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so
much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to
eternal life.
Grandma Snyder's Prayer
Dear God,
So far today, I have done all right, I have
kept my mouth shut. I have not gossiped,
yelled, or lost my temper. I have not been
greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or
overindulgent. I am glad about that. But
in a few minutes, God, I am getting out of
bed. From then on, I'm probably going to
need a lot of help. Thank You!
Dear God,
So far today, I have done all right, I have
kept my mouth shut. I have not gossiped,
yelled, or lost my temper. I have not been
greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or
overindulgent. I am glad about that. But
in a few minutes, God, I am getting out of
bed. From then on, I'm probably going to
need a lot of help. Thank You!
Give the world the best you have and it
may never be enough. Give your best
anyway. ~ Kent M. Keith
People are often unreasonable and
self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you
are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior
motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest,
people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be
jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you
do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do
good anyway. Give the world the best you
have and it may never be enough. Give
your best anyway. For you see, in the end,
it is between you and God. It was never
between you and them anyway.
(Mother Teresa had this version in her
room and it is often incorrectly attributed to
her.)