Today I pray for peace in our country and in the world. Loving God, bless our leaders, those in the armed services, those who work tirelessly to negotiate peaceful solutions to conflicts. Bless these particular countries and leaders today ________. Hold them in your vision of peace. I ask for the gift of REVERENCE for …
Today I pray for my family. Loving God, thank you for my family — parents, children, cousins, aunts — everyone. They are my roots in the world. Their faces were my first vision of you. Bless these particular family members today _________, Hold them in your love. I ask for the gift of UNDERSTANDING the …
My soul proclaims your greatness, O my God And my spirit has rejoiced in you, my Savior For your regard has blessed me, an ordinary woman who searches From this day all generations will call me blessed For you who are mighty, you have made me great And holy is your name. Magnificat
God be in my head and in my understanding; God be in my eyes, and in my looking; God be in my mouth, and in my speaking; God be in my heart, and in my thinking; God be at my end, and at my departing. Old Sarum Primer, 1558 Anglican Missal
God hugs you. You are encircled by the arms of the MYSTERY of God. Hildegard of Bingen
Lord, you are closer to me than my own breathing, nearer than my hands and feet. St Teresa of Avila
Happily I go forth. Happily may I walk. Happily, with abundant dark clouds, may I walk. Happily, with abundant plants, may I walk. Happily, on a trail of pollen, may I walk. May it be beautiful before me. May it be beautiful behind me. May it be beautiful below me. May it be beautiful above …
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. An old Irish blessing
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. The Talmud
Blessed are those who are poor in spirit: the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are those who are mourning: they will be consoled. Blessed are those who are gentle: they will inherit the land. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice; they will have their fill. Blessed are those who show mercy …