Space separates our bodies, but not our minds | Rotterdam Centraal (Photo: Irene Bom)
Another post in the 3 Prayer series, to introduce our theme for September: THRESHOLD.
#1
O God, you know we are often filled with fear and foreboding.
Give us courage and deepen our trust.
You are a rock which nothing can shatter.
On you we can place the whole weight of our lives.
~ written by Richard Harries,
from The Book of a Thousand Prayers by Angela Ashwin, #279
#2
O Lord, everything fills me with fear and apprehension. Even the smallest commitment has become a huge ordeal in my eyes. I cannot see any hope or purpose in my life. Teach me to go on praying, though my faith seems lost and there is no apparent response. Give me the strength to face one day at a time, and to know that, somehow, you will carry me through. Do not let me become so obsessed with myself that I fail to respond to the needs of others. As I echo the words of Jesus, ‘Let this cup pass from me,’ let me, like him, accept your will – and give me a little of his courage.
~ written by Mary Rose de Lisle,
from The Book of a Thousand Prayers by Angela Ashwin, #289
#3
When I feel threatened
or believe myself to be a failure,
give me courage to enter my still centre,
the place of buried treasure
and sunshine
and solitude
where you are, Lord,
and where it no longer matters
who approves of me
or how successful I am
because you are there,
and, in your presence,
I rediscover the confidence
to be me.
~ written by Angela Ashwin,
from A Little Book of Healing Prayer by Angela Ashwin, #50
From the blog
Theme: Do not lose heart [prayer sheet]
Not deserted
Leaving the desert behind