Praying Each Day - February

[MajestyJo]

Let us pray:

Lord, be the foundation
on which I build my life.
May my door be wide enough
that I may be welcoming,
inviting others to grow.
May my door be narrow enough
to keep out what is not good.
May I build no walls
that keep anyone out,
but build your Kingdom
together with all whom you give me
as my brothers and sisters -
valuing all who are a part of my life.
May I live in such a way
that those “who trespass against” me
- who hurt me -
may know my forgiveness and generosity
- as I know yours.
Surround me with your love
and shield me from all harm.
Amen.

“If you seek his monument, look around you.”

[MajestyJo]

Let’s pray for peace in parts of our world
where there is war and violence and
bloodshed. We pray in the words of what
is called “The Universal Prayer for Peace”
- a prayer that is used in many countries
and in many different languages:

O God,
lead us from death to life,
from falsehood to truth.
Lead us from despair to hope,
from fear to trust.
Lead us from hate to love,
from war to peace.
Let peace fill our hearts,
our world, our universe. Amen.
(‘The Universal Prayer of Peace’)

[MajestyJo]

Normal prayer source is not applicable.

The God of love my shepherd is,
And he that doth me feed:
While he is mine, and I am his,
What can I want or need.

He leads me to the tender grass,
Where I both feed and rest;
Then to the streams that gently pass;
In both I have the best.

Surely Thy sweet and wondrous love
Shall measure all my days:
And as it never shall remove
So neither shall my praise.

For the birthday of the poet, George Herbert, verses from his translation of Psalm 23, which tells us of a loving God.

- Celia Haddon

If you have problems reading some of the scripture on the photos, click on ctrl + (plus) and it will enlarge the screen and then click on ctrl - (minus) to bring picture back to regular size. mj