Mama Monday #109

These have been part of my rhythm on the Camino and since I got home, so I'm sharing them here for you to pray alongside me: 


Morning Prayer
We begin our day alone,
Honoring this life,
with all its potentials and possibilities.
We begin our day with trust,
Knowing we are created for loving encounter.
We begin our day with hope,
 Knowing the day can hold
love, kindness, forgiveness and justice.
We recall our day yesterday,
May we learn, may we love, may we live on.
We make room for the unexpected,
May we find wisdom and life in the unexpected.
Help us to embrace possibility, respond graciously to disappointment and hold tenderly those we encounter.
Help us to be fully present to the day.
We pray for all those whose day will be difficult.
We name them in our hearts or out loud
May we support, may we listen, may we change.
We resolve to live life in its fullness:
We will welcome the people
who’ll be a part of this day.
We will greet God
in ordinary and hidden moments.
We will live the life we are living.
A short silence
May we find the wisdom we need,
God be with us.
May we hear the needs of those we meet,
God be with us.
May we love the life that we are given,
God be with us.
-Padraig O’Tuama

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mama Monday #27

Image
  The Litany of Trust From the belief that I have to earn Your love... Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear that I am unlovable...  Deliver me, Jesus. From the false security that I have what it takes... Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear that trusting you will leave me more destitute... Deliver me, Jesus. From all suspicion of your words and promises... Deliver me, Jesus. From the rebellion against childlike dependency on You... Deliver me, Jesus. From refusals and reluctances in accepting Your will... Deliver me, Jesus. From anxiety about the future...  Deliver me, Jesus. From resentment or excessive preoccupation with the past... Deliver me, Jesus. From restless self-seeking in the present moment... Deliver me, Jesus. From disbelief in Your love and presence...  Deliver me, Jesus. From the fear of being asked to give more than I have... Deliver me, Jesus. From the belief that my life has no meaning or worth... Deliver me, Jes...
Read more

Mama Monday #6

Image
  I read this last week, and it was just what I needed at one particular moment….  Maybe it’s just what you need today too. O God, empty me of angry judgments, and aching disappointments, and anxious trying, and breathe into me something like quietness and confidence, that the lion and the lamb in me may lie down together and be led by a trust as straightforward as a little child. Catch my pride and doubt off guard that, at least for the moment, I may sense your presence and your caring, and be surprised by a sudden joy rising in me now to sustain me in the coming then. —Ted Loder,  Guerrillas of Grace And then, Veronica and I read this today to begin our meeting, and it too hit the spot:  Psalm 13 For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1  How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?     How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts     and day after day have sorrow in my ...
Read more