Almighty and eternal God,have mercy on your servants, our friends.Keep them continually under your protection,and direct them according to your gracious favor in the way of eternal salvation.May they desire whatever pleases you,and with all their strength strive to do it.As they trust in your mercy, O Lord,graciously assist them with your heavenly help,that they … Continue reading For Friends
O blessed Lord,you have commanded us to love one another.Just as we have received your undeserved blessings,may we love everyone in you and for you. We ask your kindness for all,but especially for the friendswhom your love has given to us.Love them, O fountain of love,and move them to love youwith all their heart,that they … Continue reading For Absent Friends
O fountain of love, love our friends and teach them to love you with all their hearts, that they may think and speak and do only what is pleasing to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Source: St. Anselm, eleventh centurySource of this version: Freely modified from Prayers of the Middle Ages, edited by J. Manning Potts, … Continue reading For Our Friends
O God, you always bestow your mercy on those who love you, and are near those who serve you. Direct the way of your servant in your will. Protect and guide him, that he may walk without stumbling in the paths of righteousness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Source: Gallican Sacramentary, 8th century Source of this version: … Continue reading For a Friend Before a Journey
Have mercy, O Lord, on all those tied with us in the bonds of friendship and family, and grant that they, with us, may be so perfectly conformed to your holy will, that being cleansed from all sin, we may be found worthy, by the inspiration of your love, to be partakers together of the … Continue reading For Friends and Relatives
O Lord Jesus Christ, for those I love, be light for their eyes, music to their ears, and a full contentment for their hearts. Be their sunshine by day, their rest by night, and their sustenance in every need. Amen. Source: Freely modified from The Old World and the New, ed. L. H. M. Soulsby, p. 12
Father in heaven, your holy Word tells us to mourn with those who mourn, and to not repay evil with evil, but to overcome evil with good (Romans 12). Day by day your people pray “Deliver us from evil.” It grieves us to see evil and violence. We are grieved once again by the school shooting … Continue reading Prayer Reflecting on the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022
Lord, give peace in our days,for there is no otherwho fights for us,but you, our God. Source: The text is a 6th or 7th-century hymn based on biblical verses 2 Kings 20:19, 2 Chronicles 20:12,15 and Psalms 72:6–7. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_pacem,_Domine Original in Latin: Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostrisquia non est aliusqui pugnet pro nobisnisi tu Deus noster. https://lyricstranslate.com … Continue reading Give Peace in Our Days
The Way of Recovery is a set of twelve devotions based on the Twelve Steps, a recovery program that has its origins in Alcoholics Anonymous. The wording of the Twelve Steps in the devotions is paraphrased to be: in the present or future tense, addressed from the reader’s point of view as first person singular, … Continue reading The Way of Recovery
Lord Jesus Christ,we give you thanks and praisefor your great acts of love,your passion which overcame sin and death,and your resurrection which overcame the power of the grave,all to make us your ownthrough your redeeming love.Pour out your blessings on Katrina and Ethanthat nothing may quench their lovesince it is empowered by your great love.Bless … Continue reading Wedding Dinner Prayer
A Collection of Prayers 