Prayers

Overwhelmed

Overwhelmed

Lord God, It's one of those days.The kind where everything surges, leaving me overwhelmedThe kind I try to avoid, try to suppress, try to muster my energy to fight backBut somehow, today it's not working. When others ask how I am, I answer, "Fine"When they...

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A Prayer For A Down Day

A Prayer For A Down Day

Lord God,I'd rather be in a state of ecstatic praise,Uttering a joyful noise,But today it's not so, for my heart feels heavy,Burdened weighed down with exhausting concerns. I earnestly seek a sense of sensibility,A wisp of peace,And assurance of Your loving...

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A Prayer Of Thomas Merton

A Prayer Of Thomas Merton

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will, does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe...

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A Prayer of the Sick

A Prayer of the Sick

Be at peace.Do not look forward in fear to the changes and chances of this life;Rather, look to them with full confidence that, as they arise,God, to whom you belong will in His love enable you to profit by them.He has guided you thus far in life,and He will lead you...

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In Times of Transition

In Times of Transition

Lord, I ask you to take my hand and walk me through these doors. Make calm my heart and keep me from fear. Impart your strength that I may trust in you and your unfailing love. Amen or Dear God, so much is strange and new to me that sometimes I become anxious and...

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