Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends the animals,
especially for animals who are suffering;
for animals that are overworked, underfed and cruelly treated;
for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars;
for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry;
for all that must be put death.
We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity,
and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion
and gentle hands and kindly words.
Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals,
and so to share the blessings of the merciful.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
A Prayer for Animals
Short Prayer
Lord help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that You and I together can't handle.
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PRAYER VIGILS
PRAYER CHAINS
Prayer to support evangelism
intercessory prayer
Power Of Prayer
Rosary Prayer
Prayer For Our NAtion
A Prayer For My Husband
A Prayer For My Husband To Be
Guardian Angel Prayer
Designing Your Own Life of Prayer
The practice of prayer can be comfortable, challenging, easy or difficult. Like human relationships, our relationships with God will go through many stages as we become more intimate. Sometimes the relationship will fill us with great joy, other times it will seem boring and stale. Sometimes the relationship will be as natural as breathing. Sometimes it will demand hard work and require a lot of time and energy. We may even have times when we break our relationship with God, going our own way, paying no attention to God or to prayer. But God does not turn away. God keeps calling. And after a time, a longing wells up in us to return to God. This longing is a sign of faithfulness, for our hearts have been touched; we have heard God's call.
Our longing will lead us to God, back to the life of prayer. Rather than berating ourselves for having lost our way, we can celebrate that we have found our way again. Like the woman who lost one of her ten silver coins and called her friends and neighbors together to rejoice (Luke 15:8-10), we can know joy when we return to the life of prayer.
As you think about and plan for your own life of prayer, be in prayer. Let the spirit guide you. Prayer forms can be combined or adapted for your own special needs. You may discover a unique style that grows out of your past experience, your present circumstances and your longing for God.
In designing your own prayer life, the following questions may guide you:
* What is the easiest and most natural form of prayer for you?
* What would be a realistic rhythm of prayer for you? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Would it be possible to schedule a yearly retreat?
* Remember times you have wandered from your practice of prayer. What was the experience of being lost and then finding your way again?
Prayer of the Heart
In 19th century Russia, a lone peasant wondered around his country in search of the answer to one compelling question: "How does one pray constantly?" He writes anonymously of his journey and his discoveries in the classic book, The Way of the Pilgrim. Although we differ greatly in time and place and situation, the Pilgrim's teachings are relevant for us today.
The Pilgrim discovered as he walked, talking to people, reading and praying, that one prayer, repeated over and over and over again moved from his lips, to his mind, to his heart. After long periods of repetition, the prayer was as constant as his heartbeat. His heart was praying constantly. The prayer the Pilgrim used was "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me."
The Pilgrim chose this particular phrase for he believed that these six words held the full truth of the Gospel message. You might choose another short prayer that holds more meaning for you such as "Dear God, hold me close," or "Gracious God, grant me peace," or "Jesus, my brother, walk with me."
When you have chosen your prayer, begin to repeat it over and over again. Be creative about when you practice. Pray your prayer as you run errands, as you wait in lines, as you do chores. Pray your prayer as you are going to sleep and as you awake. Speak the words out loud when you have the chance, or silently in your mind. Keep praying and wait and watch for the time when you realize that your prayer has moved to your heart, and begins to pray itself. Be patient. The Pilgrim teaches us that all our hearts are willing and able and eager to pray constantly.
Unanswered Prayers
Unanswered Prayers
Prayers For Father
Mother's Day Prayers
Prayers For Marriage Restoration
Prayer For Marriage
Marriage Prayer
The Marriage Prayer by Aaron Isaac Guadarrama
Oh Heavenly Father, I have found favor in your eyes, Truly, Lord you have blessed me. Today my heart has become one with my wife, Forever be one, living for you Father for eternity. I've waited for this moment to arrive; I've waited patiently to drink the cup of love. In Holy matrimony, today my Lord, You have brought us together from above. There she is, as radiant I had dreamed and imagined, My new beloved wife. Here I am, before you Father, As her new husband, thank you for your blessings, My Lord guide us as we begin our new lives. This beautiful gift you have given me I will treasure, I will hold and guard dear to my heart. I will not take for granted of your love for us Father, You are the center of our attention Indeed the most important part. Our faith, our hope, our love is in you, We recognize Father you are the marriage builder. My deep love for her can only come from my true first love, The One died on the cross Who made both of our lives brand new, Thank you for our salvation, my precious Savior. Lord, I know today, saying I do, were more than just words, Was more than just a saying ritual in the wedding ceremony. To have and to hold, For richer and for poorer, In sickness and in health, Till death separates us, Lord I pray, I honor what is Sacred, I pray that I live up to my testimony. Lord, words can not express the gratitude of my heart the love I have for you, The answered prayers and blessings you keep pouring like new shower rains. There is nothing too small or too great that you can not see us through, I know you will watch over this marriage that was planned and made in heaven. Yes Lord; guide us with your hand, As we walk together with you side by side. Today a new chapter is unfolded; a new journey begins, Thank you Heavenly Father, for my lovely bride, my sacred gift, In Jesus name I pray, Amen. |
Marriage Prayers and Blessings
To work that love into practical things so nothing can divide us.
We ask for words both kind and loving, and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.
Dear Lord, we put our marriage into Your hands.
Amen."
Prayer for Job
prayer before the exam
Today I will take my examination
which is so important to me
Though I am nervous.Im not afraid
Because I know that as I write my answers
It is your hands that work
And now,As I take this examination
Please enlighten my mind
to able to answer correctly
and to recall everything that I have studied.
I will do my best in this exam and to you God
I will entrust my fate
I know that whatever will be the result,
it is according to your will.
You have watched me
As I worked hard to study for this exam
Although I dont feel very confident
And that I dont know if I am prepared
I truly believe that you would give me what I deserve
I deserve to pass this exam,God.
I am happy that today you are with me
For with you I will win this battle
And as I close my eyes and feel your presence
In this examination room
You put confidence to my heart
Amen."
Prayer for Exam
Sometimes I feel a little strange praying
to you because of an exam.
It doesn't really seem all that significant
when you consider the 'big picture.'
But right now, the test looms so large
that it is all I can see before me.
I pray to you for three things:
- the strength to handle the pressure that I feel,
- the confidence to feel secure
in my knowledge and preparation,
- and the ability to keep an appropriate
perspective on it all.
Help me to keep in mind what is really important,
even as I focus all of my time and energy
on this test in the immediate future. Amen"
7 P's Of Prayer
Powerful Miracle of Prayers
And we could go on… Having the spirit and the passion of the first Christians. Being honest about everything, including our doubts, but keeping a positive outlook on all (“I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief”). Experiencing God. Becoming receptive to his voice. Persevering. Trying again and again. Having patience."
Inspirational Prayer
Lord Jesus,
I give you my hands to do your work.
I give you my feet to go your way.
I give you my eyes to see as you do.
I give you my tongue to speak your words.
I give you my mind that you may think in me.
I give you my spirit that you may pray in me.
Above all, I give you my heart that you may love in me,
your father and all humanity.
I give you my whole self that you may grow in me,
So that it is you, Lord Jesus,
Who live and work and pray in me."
Inspirational Prayer
Lead me from death to life,
from lies to truth
Lead me from despair to hope
from fear to trust
Lead me from hatred to love
from war to peace
Let peace fill our heart, our world
our universe with peace.
Amen"
Inspirational Prayer
Deliver me, O Jesus,
From the desire of being loved,
From the desire of being extolled,
From the desire to being honored,
From the desire of being praised,
From the desire of being preferred,
From the desire of being consulted,
From the desire of being approved,
From the desire of being popular,
From the fear of being humiliated,
From the fear of being despised,
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
From the fear of being calumniated,
From the fear of being forgotten,
From the fear of being wronged,
From the fear of being ridiculed,
From the fear of being suspected.
Amen."
Inspirational Prayers
This prayer was often said by Mother Teresa
When I was hungry, you gave me food.
When I was thirsty you gave me drink.
Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren,
you do it to Me.
When I was a stranger, you opened your doors.
When I was naked, you gave me clothes.
When I was tired, you gave me peace.
When I was frightened, you calmed me down.
When I was lonely, you gave me your love.
When I was sick or wounded, you took care of me.
Looking for friendship, you gave me your hand.
When I was old, you smiled at me.
When I couldn't find peace, you brought it to me.
You were on my side in times of despair,
and in the hour of joy, we were together.
Amen"
Inspirational Prayers
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever.
Amen."
Inspirational Prayer
A prayer to help you in times of struggle
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen."
Inspirational Prayer
Dear JESUS, help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go.
Flood my soul with Thy spirit and love.
Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life
may only be a radiance of Thine.
Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Thy presence in my soul.
Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus.
Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine,
so to shine as to be a light to others.
the light, O Jesus, will be all from You; none of it will be mine:
it will be You shining on others through me.
Let me thus praise You in the way You love best:
by shining on those around me.
Let me preach You without preaching, not by words,
but by my example, by the catching force,
the sympathetic influence of what I do,
the evident fullness of the love my heart bears to You.
Amen."
Inspirational Prayer
Christian prayer which is attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy 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."
Prayer circle
A more modern definition of the prayer circle has recently been coined, referring to a growing number of online communities where people visit certain Web sites in order to share their thoughts and prayers with other like-minded worshippers, usually within specially-designated message board areas."
Prayer circle
Prayer circle
An online prayer circle is often a vigil set up by a participant in honor of someone close to that participant. Larger online prayer circles are also formed in honor and remembrance of the victims of notable disasters or tragedies. Though religious in tone, online prayer circles are by and large non-denominational and at times are not even explicitly Christian."
Prayer circle
In mainstream Mormonism, prayer circles since 1978 are no longer practiced outside of temples, and Mormons do not take part in prayer circles except as part of a Mormon endowment ceremony."
Celtic Prayer
Among the most precious gifts the celtic style of prayer can offer us is a sense of, first, our own centre, then our environment, and Our Lord's connection with every part of our being, and the being that surrounds us.
Celtic Prayer is about living and complete relationship. It is designed so that our mind and our feelings should follow the direction within the prayers, and that we should feel our connectedness with the innermost being and graces which our soul, and our minds touch through those words."
A Celtic Blessing
May the light of your soul guide you.
May the light of your soul bless the work that you do
with the secret love and warmth of your heart.
May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul.
May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light
and renewal to those who work with you
and to those who see and receive your work.
May your work never weary you.
May it release within you wellsprings of
refreshment, inspiration and excitement.
May you be present in what you do.
May you never become lost in bland absences.
May the day never burden.
May dawn find you awake and alert,
approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.
May your soul calm, console and renew you."
Celtic Prayer
NVOCATION FOR JUSTICE |
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I will go in the name of God, In likeness of deer, in likeness of horse, In likeness of serpent, in likeness of king, Stronger am I than all persons. The hand of God keeping me, The love of Christ in my veins, The strong Spirit bathing me, The Three shielding and aiding me, The Three shielding and aiding me; The hand of Spirit bathing me, The Three each step aiding me. |
Celtic Prayer
PRAYER |
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O God, listen to my prayer Let my earnest petition come to you, for I know that you are hearing me As surely as though I saw you with mine eyes. I am placing a lock upon my heart, I am placing a lock upon my thoughts, I am placing a lock upon my lips And double-knitting them. Aught that is amiss for my soul In the pulsing of my death, May you, O God, sweep it from me And may you shield me in the blood of your love. Let no thought come to my heart, Let no sound come to my ear, Let no temptation come to my eye, Let no fragrance come to my nose, Let no fancy come to my mind, Let no ruffle come to my spirit, That is hurtful to my poor body this night, Nor ill for my soul at the hour of my death; But may you yourself, O God of life, Be at my breast, be at my back, You to me as a star, you to me as a guide, From my life's beginning to my life's closing. |
Celtic Prayers
GOD'S AID |
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God to enfold me, God to surround me, God in my speaking, God in my thinking. God in my sleeping, God in my waking, God in my watching, God in my hoping. God in my life, God in my lips, God in my hands, God in my heart. God in my sufficing, God in my slumber God in mine ever living soul, God in mine eternity. |
Celtic Prayer
THOUGHTS |
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God's will would I do, My own will bridle; God's due would I give, My own due yield; God's path would I travel, My own path refuse; Christ's death would I ponder, My own death remember; Christ's agony would I meditate, My love to God make warmer; Christ's cross would I carry, My own cross forget; Repentance of sin would I make, Early repentance choose; A bridle to my tongue I would put, A bridle on my thoughts I would keep God's judgement would I judge, My own judgement guard; Christ's redemption would I seize, My own ransom work; The love of Christ would I feel, My own love know |
THOUGHTS |
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God's will would I do, My own will bridle; God's due would I give, My own due yield; God's path would I travel, My own path refuse; Christ's death would I ponder, My own death remember; Christ's agony would I meditate, My love to God make warmer; Christ's cross would I carry, My own cross forget; Repentance of sin would I make, Early repentance choose; A bridle to my tongue I would put, A bridle on my thoughts I would keep God's judgement would I judge, My own judgement guard; Christ's redemption would I seize, My own ransom work; The love of Christ would I feel, My own love know. |
Celtic Prayer
COME I THIS DAY |
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Come I this day to the Father, Come I this day to the Son, Come I to the Holy Spirit powerful; Come I this day with God, Come I this day with Christ, Come I with the Spirit of kindly balm. God, and Spirit, and Jesus, From the crown of my head To the soles of my feet; Come I with my reputation, Come I with my testimony, Come I to you, Jesu; Jesu, shelter me. |
Celtic Prayer
MY SOUL'S HEALER |
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My soul's Healer, Keep me at even, Keep me at morning, Keep me at noon, On rough course faring, Help and safeguard My means this night. I am tired, astray, and stumbling, Shield me from snare and sin. |
Celtic Prayer
Forms of Prayer
When we think of prayer we often visualize someone kneeling, hands together, eyes closed, silently reciting her/his prayers. This is only one of many forms of prayer.
Reciting traditional prayers, like The Our Father, Hail Mary or The Rosary, is one way to pray and deepen our relationship with our Lord. Since we learn many traditional prayers early on and know them by heart, sometimes it takes effort to truly reflect on what we are reciting and not just go through the motions of saying the words.
Conversational prayer is like praying freestyle. Simply talk to God as if he’s right here beside you. And really, he is. Ask him for what you need. Thank him for your blessings. Share your successes, your failures, your fears, your hopes, your dreams. Ask for guidance. Pray for those you love. For those you know need to be lifted up.
We can not only go straight to our Lord with our prayers, but we also can ask all the Saints in heaven to pray for us as well. Just like we ask those we know here on earth to pray for us.
Contemplative prayer is a form of prayer where we open our mind and our heart, our whole being, to God. Contemplative prayer goes beyond thoughts, words and emotions. It is a method of internal purification that can draw us to divine union.