Prayer Book (Read-Only) - St Dominics | Sixth Form College

St Dominic's Sixth Form College134. Blessed is the humblest dwellingWhere God’s praises are sung.Of what use are beautiful palacesIf they turn the mind from God?We do not even feel the pinch of poverty in the company of those who rememberGod,But cursed is that vanityWhich seeks worldly things.To live by hard labour and wear rough clothesIs no obstacle to happiness when the mind is content.But what use is greatnessWithout inner peace?The man who is in tatters but is full of the love of GodGains reputation,But a life of luxury is worthlessWhen it becomes all-absorbing.Sikh prayer (Guru Arjan)135. Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth.Lead us from despair to hope, from fear to trust.Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace.Let peace fill our hearts, our world, our universe.Let us dream together, pray together, work together, to build one world of peace andjustice for all.136. O Lord, you search me and you know me, you know my resting and my rising, youdiscern my purpose from afar. You know when I walk or lie down, all my ways lieopen to you.For it was you who created my being, knot me together in my mother’s womb. Ithank you for the wonder of my being, for the wonders of all your creation.O search me, God, and know my heart. O test me and know my thoughts. See that Ifollow not the wrong path and lead me in the path of eternal lifeFrom Psalm 138 (139)137. Give us, O Lord, a faith that will be more courageous than cautious;that will not merely comfort the afflicted but afflict the comfortable;that will not only love the world but will also judge the world;that will not only pursue peace but also demand justice;that will not remain silent when people are calling for a voice;that will not pass by on the other side when wounded humanity is waiting to behealed;that will not only call us to worship but also send us out to witness.138. To you, Creator God of nature and humanity, or truth and beauty, I pray:Hear my voice, for it is the voice of victims of all wars and violence amongindividuals and nations.Hear my voice, for it is the voice of all children who suffer and will suffer whenpeople put their faith in weapons and war.Hear my voice when I beg you to instil into the hearts of all human beings thewisdom of peace, the strength of justice and the joy of fellowship.Hear my voice, for I speak for the multitudes in every country and every people ofhistory who do not want war and are ready to walk the road of peace.Hear my voice and grant insight and strength so that we may always respond tohatred with love, to injustice with total dedication to justice, to need withsharing of self, to war with peace.O God, hear my voice, and grant unto the world your everlasting peace.Pope John Paul II139. Lord GodYou are Father and Mother to us;Our life begins with you.You choose to make your home among us.You sent your son to be one with us. and your spirit to be with us forever.Bless this College, and your people who love here.Be here today, as you were yesterday.Be here tomorrow.Be our shelter, our walls to protect us.Be our windows; let us see the world through you.Be our warmth, to share with all who come in and all who go forth.140. I want to plan out my future - God wants me to live each day as it comes.I want to live for myself - God wants me to live for others.I want to be financially secure - God wants me to lay up treasures in heaven.I want to be popular- God wants me to stand for truth.I want to get my own back - God wants me to love my enemies.I don’t want to get involved - God wants me to be concerned.I want to take the easy way - God wants me to take the right way.Almighty God help me always to do the right thing. Teach me how to live my life inthe service of others.141. Unity prayerMay the Light of God surround you,May the Love of God enfold you,May the Power of God protect you,May the Presence of God watch over you,May you know that where you are, God is!142. May God keep each of us safe from harm today. May we learn more about thegoodness hidden in our hearts and find God through all that happens. May we findpeace today, peace to share with each other. May spiritual friendship grow betweenus and kindness and cheerfulness support us all day.Page 16Page 17