This is a summary of the prayers that I have posted on facebook and twitter in the last couple of weeks
Still my mind O God, calm my spirit,
Draw me to a place where my soul finds solitude,
May I listen to the sounds of silence,
And hear your quiet whispers.
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God transform us
May our blindness become sight,
May our zeal become faith,
May our hate become love.
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God we are hungry to see your face,
Jesus we are thirsty to hear your words,
Spirit we are longing to know your presence,
Feed us, quench our thirst, dwell within us today.
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May the gospels be ever new to us
May the word of God be ever fresh
May our eyes and ears be ever open
To the Christ revealed as we walk the road with him
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When Jesus says don’t be afraid, may we listen
When Jesus says I am with you always may we believe
When Jesus says in me there is no condemnation
May we be set free.
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Let us breathe in the wonder of this moment
Let us look at its beauty and savour the essence of God
Let us touch its glory and know the love of God
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May we seek to know the will of God
And listen to all the voices through which God speaks
May we walk forward without fear into God’s kingdom ways
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Let us sit in the presence of God
Confident of his goodness and mercy
May his love surround us
His Spirit fill us
His truth guide us
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God is good and loving and kind,
May we share God’s goodness,
And celebrate God’s love,
Till the whole earth shines with God’s glory
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The beauty of the snow covered landscape outside my window reminded me of this prayer I wrote last year:
Beauty beyond words, creativity beyond imagining
God bathed, son drenched, spirit infused
May we dare to believe
God is here, transforming, redeeming,
Making all things new.
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A prayer for Martin Luther King Day
May we dream of a world made new,
Where together we shout for justice,
And as one we fight against oppression.
May we dream of a world made new,
Where together we seek God’s righteousness
And as one we sing God’s praise.
May we dream of a world made new,
Where together we climb God’s mountain,
And as one we enter the promised land.
May we dream of a world made new,
Where together we proclaim the good news of God’s kingdom,
And as one we enjoy its peace, and abundance and love.
3 comments
Thank you for these lovely prayers. A couple of them will be joining my daily devotions.
Thanks Shirley
I am so happy that you took the time to post these prayers. I have a small book that I try to keep updated with new and inspiring prayers as I find them, and all of these little prayers are just wonderful! I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t follow you on Facebook (I’m quite new to it), but I’ll have to do that now. Thanks again!