“When I let myself converse truly and deeply with my heart – whether through reading, writing, walking and thinking, or prayer – I find I am conversing with the creator of my heart, who invites me into conversation with him. In that conversation, I don’t always come by the answers I set out to uncover, but I draw closer to the one who holds the answers, and that is enough.”
~ written by Abigail Carroll, from A gathering of larks: Letters to St Francis from a modern-day pilgrim, p. 83
Prayer of Intercession
inspired by Luke 24
You come to us
In unexpected places,
In a crowded room,
In a journey on a dusty road,
In conversation,
In the stillness.
You come in the midst of our doubt, our fear, our sorrow
You come in the power of the resurrection
No pain and suffering is unknown to you.
You bring us peace
And we pray for the places where there is no peace
Countries torn by war
Refugees seeking homes
Prisoners facing torture
You bring peace
Peace to the tensions and conflicts within us
To the regrets, the failure,
The broken relationships
The lost friendships
You bring peace
For you are a friend to us
When we are alone
When we are lonely
Unseen you are there
You bring us peace
And we pray that we too
may become peacemakers.
~ written by Susan Miller, posted on re:worship
From the blog
In the school of prayer with Ignatius of Loyola
To Emmaus and back
Small talk