Prayer of the Day
You show me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy, in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:8-11
Prayer of the Day
As the rain hides the stars, as the autumn mist hides the hills, as the clouds veil the blue of the sky, so the dark happenings of my lot hide the shining of thy face from me. Yet, if I may hold thy hand in the darkness, it is enough, since I know, that though
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, June 9, 2024 – 10th Sunday Ordinary Time
Sunday Readings: Genesis 3.9-15; 2 Corinthians 4.13-5.1; Mark 3.20-35 Jesus went home with his disciples and again a crowd gathered, so they could not even eat. When his family heard this, they went to restrain him, for people were saying, “He is out of his mind.” . . . To scribes who came from Jerusalem, Jesus said, “Amen,
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Prayer of the Day
Be, Lord Jesus, a bright flame before me, a guiding star above me, a smooth path below me, a kindly shepherd behind me: today, tonight, and forever.
Prayer of the Day
If I say ‘Surely the darkness shall cover me and the light around me become night’ even the darkness is not dark to you. The night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139.11-12
Prayer of the Day
Thanks be to you O God that I have risen this day To the rising of this life itself. May it be a day of blessing, O God of every gift, A day of new beginnings given. Help me to avoid every sin And the source of every sin to forsake And as the mist
Prayer of the Day
Life-giving God, you live within us and we live within you. In faith and love we live in communion with those we love, both living and dead. Bless us for the work of loving one another and leaving no one out. Amen.
Prayer of the Day
Loving God, you call us to care for one another. Help us notice those near us who are sick or hungry or feeling down. Help us hear and respond to your call to be your heart and hands and feet in the world. Amen.
Gospel Reflection for June 2, 2024 – Body and Blood of Christ
Readings: Exodus 24.3-8; Hebrews 9.11-15; Mark 14.12-16, 22-26 Two disciples set out and went to the city and found everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal. While they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “Take this; this is my body.” Then
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Prayer of the Day
Creator God, help us build a new world in the midst of the old. A world where all workers are valued. A world where those who clean house are also able to buy houses to live in. A world where those who grow food can also afford to eat their fill. Excerpt from “A Prayer