Daily Prayer

Lord, we thank you for the daily bread you provide, both physically and spiritually. Help us to be mindful of your blessings and to use our gifts and talents to serve others. Amen.

Lord Jesus, I ask you to open my eyes as you did with the blind man, so that I may really see. Tune my ears as you did with the man who was deaf and dumb, so that I may really hear   what you are saying to me. May the many experiences of my senses remind me to be...

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. Amen.

Loving God, As the days grow longer, With each sunrise may I be reminded That You sent Your Son To be light for the world! In the rains that water Ground trampled and dry, may I be reminded, As on the road to Emmaus, Of the yearning for Words of life! And if a rainbow...

Dear Lord, I greet the morning. Whether awake or sleepy. Refreshed or restless. Hopeful or sullen. I greet the morning. The sunrise. The fresh air. The opportunity for a new beginning. I greet the morning and offer all that will be to you my loving God. "For all that...

Lord, I so wish to prepare well for this time. I so want to make all of me ready and attentive and available to you. Please help me clarify and purify my intentions. I have so many contradictory desires. My activity seems to be so full of busyness and running after...

Gracious God, thank you for the gift of today. Refresh me. Invite me to discover your presence In each person that I meet And every event that I encounter. Teach me when to speak and when to listen When to ponder and when to share. In moments of challenge and decision...

Lord, you are like a shepherd to me, and so I have all that I need. You give me rest in meadows of green grass, and you lead me to water where I gain new life and strength. You guide me along the way that is best for me. Even when I walk in darkness and everything...

Lord, inspire me to give of my best and make good use of the talents you have given me. Show me how to be positive in attitude, appreciating and valuing others, always being ready to encourage and give praise.  Sometimes I draw conclusions about people in terms of...