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03-01-2015, 10:46 PM | #1 |
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Prayer for the Day - March 2015
MARCH It is not only amidst our joys and hopes but also in our grief and anguish, Lord, that you are with us. Sustain us today in your love. As the month of March begins, we can pause for a moment in silence to think of some of the signs that remind us that winter is past, and spring is upon us - signs such as daffodils and other bulbs that have flowered… (pause) Let us pray: Lord of life, we give you thanks for the beauty of creation, and we rejoice when we see signs of new life. May we be Spring to others and never Winter. Amen.
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03-02-2015, 02:05 PM | #2 |
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The story of Jonah and the whale is found in the Old Testament. It is probably best read as a parable - a story with a message. “I could die with anger,” said Jonah. But God said: “You are angry - not at the loss of a single person - but at the loss of a plant that you only cared for because it was doing something for you. Learn the lesson that I care for and treasure all people - without exception. Learn the lesson that, unlike you, I’m not prejudiced against people who are different from you. Learn the lesson that I’m more kind and merciful than you will ever be. Learn from your experience.” My prayer is that we may we learn from our experiences in today. mj
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03-04-2015, 12:07 AM | #3 |
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Let us pray: Lord, you have watched me grow in my mother’s womb, and I know that you love all that you have made. Help me to transform my difficulties and disabilities into opportunities for growth. Shine the light of your Spirit on me that I may grow as the person you are calling me to be. Inspire me to develop the talents you have given me for the benefit and the service of those people you have placed in my life. May each of us become a blessing for others. Amen.
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03-04-2015, 04:44 PM | #4 |
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Let us pray: Father, into your hands I place my successes. Into your hands I also place my failures, and I pray that, through your Spirit, I may face the challenges of life with courage and determination. Help me to think anew and see things more broadly than in terms of “success” and “failure”. Lead me always to trust and place myself confidently in your hands. Amen.
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03-06-2015, 12:51 AM | #5 |
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Let’s pray: in the words of St Francis of Assisi: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
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03-06-2015, 08:15 PM | #6 |
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Let us pray that people be inspired to appreciate all that is good and beneficial around them. Let us pray that good decisions be reached concerning the environment - decisions that look to our heritage as well as to our needs. Lord, in your mercy - hear our prayer. Let us pray for those who are concerned about their health and their future. We pray for people in physical pain, for those who make little progress, and for those who will never get better. Lord, in your mercy - hear our prayer Let us pray for all who are sad, and for all who have had bitter experiences in their lives. Let us pray that we may be protected from all that may harm us. Lord, in your mercy - hear our prayer.
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03-07-2015, 09:03 PM | #7 |
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Let us pray: Praise the Lord, all you nations. Speak to him, all people of the earth, because his love is great and he is always faithful. (Psalm 117)
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03-09-2015, 08:05 AM | #8 |
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Prayer for March 8th Let’s remind ourselves in silence that God is with us and we are in his presence… (pause…)
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03-09-2015, 08:13 AM | #9 |
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Let’s pause and think for a moment how small we are in the Universe, yet we can read in the Bible that God has written the name of each of us on the palm of his hand… (pause…) Let us pray: Lord God, Creator of light, at the rising of your sun each morning let the greatest of all lights - your love - rise, like the sun, within my heart.
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03-10-2015, 11:43 PM | #10 |
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Let us pray that each of us develops the skills and talents we have been given, and that we remain open and sensitive to all that is around us. Lord, hear us - Lord, graciously hear us. Let us pray that we may live in such a way that we use things and love people, instead of using people and loving things. Lord, hear us - Lord, graciously hear us. We pray that we may value and treasure all who come into our lives - not just for what they can do, but for who they are. Let us pray that we live in such a way as to express appreciation by the way we look at people and in what we say. Lord, hear us - Lord, graciously hear us.
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03-11-2015, 10:12 PM | #11 |
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Let’s reflect and pray: I shall pass through this world but once. Therefore, any good that I can do, any kind act that I can perform for any fellow-creature, let me do it now. Let me not delay or omit it, for I shall not pass this way again. (attributed to Stephen Grellet) Eagle,-- A Sacred Messenger from Heaven and, the, Eye of the Sun. The eagle lives in the spirit realm and it carries prayers to the Creator and returns with a vision. The eagle possesses healing spiritual power and their magical feathers assist medicine men and women in connecting with Spirit for healing. Eagles will mate on the wind and they symbolize the power of creation when released from the confines of the Earthly realm,with a lesson of staying grounded when soaring high.,The eagle teaches that with limited vision we may not see the things that lie before us and how to look at life from a higher perspective. From Spirit Walk Ministry http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/eagle.htm
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03-13-2015, 09:18 AM | #12 |
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In Amsterdam, the capital of Germanoccupied Holland in the Second World War, Anne Frank and her family and four other Jews hid from the Nazis in concealed rooms in what had been her father’s offices. For more than two years they were secure there, unknown to those who worked in the building, except for a friend who arranged to get food to them. They were betrayed in 1944, and all eight were sent to the death camps. Only Anne’s father - Otto Frank - survived and returned. Anne died of typhus in the concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen on this day, 12th March, 1945, aged 15. Only weeks later the camp was liberated. 3 Anne Frank’s story is now known to millions across the world because of the diary that she kept about her innermost thoughts during those years in hiding. Her father discovered the diary on his return to their hiding-place, once the war ended. ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ has sold 25 million copies, and has been printed in over 50 languages. T his is an excerpt from Anne’s diary, dated Saturday 15th July 1944: “It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness. I hear the everapproaching thunder, which will destroy us, too. I can feel the suffering of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty, too, will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again. In the meantime, I must “It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness. I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us, too. I can feel the suffering of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty, too, will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again. In the meantime, I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.” Let us pause for a moment in silent prayer, thinking of all who suffer prejudice and persecution because of their race, colour, religion or political views… (pause…) God our Father, you call each of us by name and you know the innermost thoughts that we keep to ourselves. Stay with us, day by day, in good times and in bad. Empower us with your Spirit that we may grow in character and develop a true sense of values and ideals through following Jesus, your Son and our Brother. Amen.
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03-13-2015, 09:20 AM | #13 |
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Let us pray: Lord, inspire us to act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with you, our God. Breathe upon us your Spirit of peace that we may be bearers of reconciliation wherever you place us. May there be peace in our hearts, in our homes, in our land, and between all people. Amen.
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03-14-2015, 02:03 PM | #14 |
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Born on this day in 1879 was Albert Einstein, who became one of the most brilliant scientists. He found that his studies of science led him closer to God, and he wrote: “The most beautiful thing that we can experience is the MYSTERIOUS. It is the only source of true art and science. And those to whom this emotion is a stranger - those who can no longer pause in WONDER or stand wrapt in AWE - they are already dead: their eyes are shut.” Let us pray: Father, preserve in us a sense of wonder at the marvels of life. May all that we see around us lead us to you. Amen.
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03-15-2015, 07:39 PM | #15 |
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I can think of times when others have let me down. I remember when I have let others down. I can think of times when people expected too much of me. I remember when I haven’t expected enough of myself. I can think of times when I haven’t felt appreciated. I remember when I haven’t praised others for the good use of their talents. And so we pray: May we learn to value and appreciate one another, bringing out the best in those around us. May what is not good die within us, and may we bring life to all we meet. Amen.
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