Prayer
Talking with Jesus.
Prayer
I’m Sorry
Please Forgive Me
Thank You
I Love You
—Ho’oponopono, an ancient Hawaiian practice
Patience [is] the basic constituent of Christianity . . . the power to wait, to persevere, to hold out, to endure to the end, not to transcend one’s own limitations, not to force issues by playing the hero or the titan, but to practice the virtue that lies beyond heroism, the meekness of the lamb which is led.2
Tish Harrison Warren • Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life
PRAYER
O God our deliverer,
you cast down the mighty,
and lift up those of no account:
as Elizabeth and Mary embraced
with songs of liberation,
so may we also be pregnant with your Spirit,
and affirm one another in hope for the world,
through Jesus Christ, Amen.
A prayer of Janet Morley of England, from All Desires Known
O God our deliverer,
you cast down the mighty,
and lift up those of no account:
as Elizabeth and Mary embraced
with songs of liberation,
so may we also be pregnant with your Spirit,
and affirm one another in hope for the world,
through Jesus Christ, Amen.
A prayer of Janet Morley of England, from All Desires Known
- Therefore, when God gives you spiritual consolation, receive it with thanksgiving, but reflect that it is a gift of God, not the result of your merit.
Thomas à Kempis • The Imitation of Christ: (Original translation as heard on the Hallow App)
God doesn’t need [reminders from us] to be merciful; [God] is merciful all the time, even when we don’t ask. But unless we make a habit of asking for mercy, we forget that we need it. . . .
Prayer of the Heart
It is not, however, one individual, but it is one Body; but Christ’s Body is the Church (see Colossians 1:24). Such longing indeed is not found in all who enter the Church; but if you have tasted the sweetness of the Lord, and own in Christ that for which you long, do not think that you are the only ones, but know that there are such seeds
... See moreMike Aquilina • Praying the Psalms with the Early Christians: Ancient Songs for Modern Hearts
PRAYER
May none of God’s wonderful works keep silence,
night or morning. Bright stars, high mountains,
the depths of the seas, sources of rushing rivers:
may all of these break into song as we sing to
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. May all the angels in
the heavens reply: Amen! Amen! Amen! Power,
praise, honor, and eternal glory be to God, the
only Giver of... See more
May none of God’s wonderful works keep silence,
night or morning. Bright stars, high mountains,
the depths of the seas, sources of rushing rivers:
may all of these break into song as we sing to
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. May all the angels in
the heavens reply: Amen! Amen! Amen! Power,
praise, honor, and eternal glory be to God, the
only Giver of... See more
Heart of Jesus, think of me. Eyes of Jesus, look on me.
Hands of Jesus, bless me. Arms of Jesus, enfold me. Feet
of Jesus, guide me. Body of Jesus, feed me. Blood of
Jesus, strengthen me.
An anonymous prayer from Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book
Hands of Jesus, bless me. Arms of Jesus, enfold me. Feet
of Jesus, guide me. Body of Jesus, feed me. Blood of
Jesus, strengthen me.
An anonymous prayer from Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book