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St Dominic's Sixth Form College118. May I be grateful for support in times of deep shadow, and know that this support ofprayer, friendship and meaning is always with me. Lord, in all I suffer and in all Ifear, let me know you, the God of glory, at my side.119. Almighty God, the thought of you brings peace. The thought of your constant concernfor me, the thought of how great you are. Your peace is a barrier against allthat is harmful. Right now, I rest in its influence. May I carry your peace with me.May it pass to those I meet today.120. Lord, may my knowledge that I am much forgiven, help me to forgive others.121. Lord God, one day we will die and return to you. Help us to be ready for that daywhen it comes.122. Lord my I growIn consideration towards others,Honesty to myself,And faithfulness to you.Make me generous enough to want sincerely to do your will whatever is may be.Help me to find my true vocation in life,And grant that through itI may find happiness myselfAnd bring happiness to others.Amen.123. Lord may we be prophets of life and of love, as well as prophets of joy. The future ofthe human race is in the hands of those who know how to give to future generationsreason to live and to hope.124. Lord, I thank you for these facts: Thank you that you chose me. Thank you that Ibelong to you – always. Thank you that I have the greatest of life’s gifts – Yourself!Thank you for your care through my life so far – providing for me, protecting me(often without my realising it). Thank you for all that you have “sent” or “permitted”in my life – because you have made it all harmonise with your good purposes. Thankyou for all my present blessings. Thank you for a growing experience of your verywonderful love.125. Dear Lord, Here I am at the start of this new day, with all my shortcomings, my fears,my current problems, my unfulfilled longings and dreams. Please take me, and startto make me what you want me to be. I am deeply sorry for all that has been wrong inmy life. Please forgive me. Please help my love for you to grow – and, Lord, I gladlyaccept your friendship now. I thank you that there is going to be a growing awarenessof your love – and that you will be exerting a good influence upon me all thetime.126. May I be a protector of the helpless, a guide to those travelling the path, a boat tothose wishing to cross over, or a bridge or a raft.May I be a lamp for those in darkness, a home for the homeless, and a servant tothe world. Buddhist prayer (early Eighth Century)145. God our Father,the qualities I see lived out so well in some peopleare a reflection of your own goodness,and I knowthat I have much to learn from other peoplewho reflect your image and likenessin different ways.Inspire meto respect others fully as my equals,seeing and loving in themwhat you see and love in them.146. Lord, inspire me to give of my bestand make good useof the talents you have given me.Show me how to be positive in attitude,appreciating and valuing others,always being ready to encourageand give praise.Sometimes I draw conclusions about peoplein terms of what I thinkis meant by “success” and “failure”,but the “failure” of one personmight count as a great “success”of someone with other talents.Lead me never to judge peoplebut to accept others as they are,knowing that it is together,each with our differences,that we build up your Kingdom. Amen.147. Lord, I commit my failuresas well as my successesinto your hands,and I bring for your healingthe people and the situations,the wrongs and the hurtsof the past.Give me courage, strength and generosityto let go and move on,leaving the past behind me,and living the present to the full.Lead me always to be positiveas I ‘entrust the past to your mercy,the present to your love,and the future to your providence’.St AugustinePage 14Page 19
St Dominic's Sixth Form College143. Do you need me? I am there.You cannot see Me, yet I am the light you see by.You cannot hear Me, yet I speak through your voice.You cannot feel Me, yet I am the power at work in your hands.I am at work, though you do not understand My ways.I am not strange visions. I am not mysteries.Only in absolute stillness, beyond self, can you know Me as I am,And then but as a feeling and a faith.Yet I am there. Yet I hear. Yet I answer.When you need me, I am there.Even if you deny Me, I am there.Even when you feel most alone, I am there.Even in your fears, I am there.Even in your pain, I am there.Though you fail to find Me, I do not fail you.Though your faith in Me is unsure, my faith in you never wavers, because I know you,because I love you.Beloved, I am there.144. A Franciscan BenedictionMay God bless you with discomfort,At easy answers, half-truths, and shallow relationships,So that you may feel deep within your heart.May God bless you with anger,At injustice, oppression, and exploitation,So that you may fight for justice, freedom, and peace.May God bless you with tears,To shed for those who feel rejection, starvation and war,So that you may reach to comfort them.May God bless you with pain,To feel the pain of those who are wounded or grieving,So that you may support them in their loss.May God bless you with ignoranceTo avoid the false teachings of bigotry, racism and arrogance,So that you judge by actions not the colour of skin.And may God bless you with foolishness,To believe that you can make a difference in this world,So that you can do what cannot be done.Amen.127. Dare to HopeWe dare to imagine a world,Where hunger has no chance to show its face.We dare to dream of a world,Where war and terror are afraid to leave their mark.We long to believe in a world,Of hope unchained and lives unfettered.We dare to share in the creation of a world,Where your people break free.Dare we open our minds to difference?Dare we open our own lives to change?Your kingdom come, O LordYour will be done.Amen128. May there be peace in heaven, may there be peace in the skies,May there be peace on earth, may there be peace in the water,May there be peace in the plants, may there be peace in the tree,May we find peace in all the divine powers,May we find peace in the supreme Lord,May we all be in peace may that peace be mine.Hindu prayer (Atharva Veda)129. “None of you is a true believer in Islam until and unless he loves for his fellow manwhat he loves for his own self” (Islam – Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 13). Dear Godhelp each one of us to love our neighbour as our self.130. He who delights in the will of God,Happiness will be his.Whoever God inspires to follow his wayGains every possible blessing. Sikh prayer (Guru Arjan)131. “Rich men are only truly wealthy if they relieve the needs of their neighbours” (Hindu– Tamil Quatrains). Help me Lord to be generous with my money and possessions.132. Life is short, time is fleeting.Today is the day to forgive.Lord, deliver us from the poison of bitterness, and give us the grace to forgive fromthe heart those who have offended us.Then we will know the warmth of your forgiveness.133. Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men and women throughout the worldwho live and die in poverty and hunger.Give them, through our hands, this day our daily bread, and by our understandinglove, give them peace and joy.Mother TeresaPage 18Page 15
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