Daily Prayer #17

1/11/2018

Opening Prayer

Jesus you once said to those you loved, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand." May we find comfort that these words are for us today as well.

(Be still before God)

Prayer of the Bible

Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass. But you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory. For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory. He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea. Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD : "The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death."
-Psalm 102

(Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God)

Confession of Sin

Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.
-Hebrews 12:1-2

(Time of silence for confession of sin)

The Words of Jesus

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
-Matthew 7:12-14

(Think deeply on these life-giving words of Jesus)

Prayer for Ourselves and Others

When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action.
-Matthew 18:19

(Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others)

Closing Prayer

My God, I believe most firmly that You watch over all who hope in You, and that we can want for nothing when we rely upon You in all things. Therefore I am resolved for the future to cast all my cares upon You. Let others seek happiness in their wealth and in their talents. Let them trust in the purity of their lives, the severity of their mortifications, in the number of their good works, the enthusiasm of their prayers, as for me, my Rock and my Refuge, my confidence in you fills me with hope. For You, my Divine Protector, alone have settled me in hope. This confidence can never be in vain. No one, who has hoped in God, has ever been confounded.”
-Saint Claude La Colombiere (1641-1682)

Go, sent by the Father into the world to love & serve in the name of Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit

photo 1 taken at: Phoenix, Arizona Canaan in the Desert
photo 2 taken at: Nogales, Mexico Cuirim House

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