Come to Stillness: Take a few minutes to allow your mind and heart to
be still before God.
Opening Prayer: Lord, I know not what I ought to ask of
you. You only know what I need. You know me better than I know myself. O Father, give to your child what he himself
knows not how to ask. Teach me to
pray. Pray yourself in me.
~Archbishop Francois
Fenelon
Scripture Reading for the Day: James 5:13-18
Reading for Reflection: Keep on beating the path
of God’s door, because the one thing you can be sure of is that down the path
you beat with even your most half-cocked and halting prayer the God you call
upon will finally come, and even if he does not bring you the answer you want,
he will bring you himself. And maybe at
the secret heart of all our prayers that is what we really are praying
for. (Wishful Thinking by
Frederick Buechner)
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Closing Prayer: O gracious and holy Father, give us wisdom
to perceive You, intelligence to understand You, diligence to seek You,
patience to wait for You, eyes to behold You, a heart to meditate on You, and a
life to proclaim You, through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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