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Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that we 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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In God’s presence, think through the day ahead:

the work you will do, the people you will encounter,

the dangers or uncertainties you face,

the possibilities for joy and acts of kindness,

any particular resolutions you need to renew,

consider what might draw you from the love of God and neighbor,

the opportunities you will have to know and serve God and to grow in virtue,

remember those closet to you and all for whom you have agreed to pray,

ask God’s blessings, guidance and strength in all that lies before you.

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O God:
Give me strength to live another day;
Let me not turn coward before its difficulties or prove recreant to its duties;
Let me not lose faith in other people;
Keep me sweet and sound of heart, in spite of ingratitude, treachery, or meanness;
Preserve me from minding little stings or giving them;
Help me to keep my heart clean, and to live so honestly and fearlessly that no outward failure can dishearten me or take away the joy of conscious integrity;
Open wide the eyes of my soul that I may see good in all things;
Grant me this day some new vision of thy truth;
Inspire me with the spirit of joy and gladness;
and make me the cup of strength to suffering souls;
in the name of the strong Deliverer, our only Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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May the power of thy holy cross ✠, O Lord, go before me wherever I may be and lead me through the day. In thy mercy, so guide me today that my enemy may find in me nothing that is his, but all that is thine. Or, should aught of evil be so found by reason of my frailty, may thy loving-kindness quickly blot it out. May thy holy angels guard me and bring me safe and unharmed unto the evening hour. Amen

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My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.

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I will try this day to live a simple, sincere and serene life, repelling promptly every thought of discontent, anxiety, discouragement, impurity, and self-seeking; cultivating cheerfulness, mag·na·nim·i·ty, charity, and the habit of holy silence; exercising economy in expenditure, generosity in giving, carefulness in conversation, diligence in appointed service, fidelity to every trust, and a childlike faith in God.

In particular I will try to be faithful in those habits of prayer, work, study, physical exercise, eating, and sleep which I believe the Holy Spirit has shown me to be right.

And as I cannot in my own strength do this, nor even with a hope of success attempt it, I look to thee, O Lord God my Father, in Jesus my Savior, and ask for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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I miss your smiling face in Church on Sunday. It's been a bittersweet blessing to be able to be with you a little this week. xoxo Dana+

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O God of all justice and peace,

we cry out to you in the midst

of the pain and trauma of violence and fear

which prevails in the Holy Land.

Be with those who need you

in these days of suffering;

we pray for people of all faiths

–Jews, Muslims, and Christians–

and for all people of the land.

While we pray to you, O Lord,

for an end to violence and the establishment of peace,

we also call for you

to bring justice and equity to the peoples.

Guide us into your kingdom

where all people are treated with dignity and honour

as your children

for, to all of us, you are our Heavenly Father.

In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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For God of Creation and Lord of Life God of creation and Lord of life, you entrusted us to care for our environment, but in many parts of the world we have failed. Help us to realise how fragile and unstable our surroundings are, because we are not looking after creation. We need to be true stewards and to understand how the most insignificant little flowers, and the tiniest insects, each creature and individual people are all part of a wondrous whole. Amen

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Your second reading! George Eliot

What greater thing is there for two human souls,

than to feel that they are joined for life -

to strengthen each other in all labour,

to rest on each other in all sorrow,

to minister to each other in all pain,

to share with each other in all gladness,

to be one with each other in the silent unspoken memories at the

moment of the last parting.

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Assist us, Lord, in living hopefully into the future. In the face of change, help us to set unnecessary fears aside and to recognize our potential for creative response. Help us to develop a reasonable optimism when confronted by “the new” and to guard against our own defensiveness. Be with us as we remember and celebrate former times, and keep us from unreasonable yearning for them, which takes us from the work you have set before us in our time. All this we ask in the name of your Child, our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Our father who art in Philly. Baseball be thy name. Thy will be done. The classic will be won. On field, as well as in the stands. Give us this day our baseball game. And forgive us our score, as we forgive those who score against us, lead us not into elimination. But deliver us to victory. In the name of Halladay, Lee, Hamels, and Oswalt; Bullpen.

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WOW, God, what an incredible day that you have made. The colors in your Creation are stunning today.

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Dear God full of grace, help us to be patient with one another and remember to seek out the truest loving nature in our friends--and enemies--rather than resting in first impressions and judgments.

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Thank you, loving God, for technology that lets us share our prayers virtually!

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The Peace Prayer [attributed to St Francis]

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The Peace Prayer [attributed to St Francis]

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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;

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.