Opening Prayer:
Lord,
The house of my soul is narrow;
enlarge it that you may enter in.
It is ruinous, O repair it!
It displeases Your sight.
I confess it, I know.
But who shall cleanse it, to whom shall I cry but to you?
Cleanse me from my secret faults,
O Lord, and spare Your servant from strange sins.
The house of my soul is narrow;
enlarge it that you may enter in.
It is ruinous, O repair it!
It displeases Your sight.
I confess it, I know.
But who shall cleanse it, to whom shall I cry but to you?
Cleanse me from my secret faults,
O Lord, and spare Your servant from strange sins.
~St. Augustine of Hippo
Psalm for the Week: Psalm 78
Scripture for the Day: Isaiah 35:1-10
Reading for Reflection:
O Pilgrim God,
You once led a people, dear
to your heart, through the desert land of their exodus journey. Now I invite you on a pilgrim journey through
the scenic and wilderness lands of my heart.
Stop at the lovely shrines along the way. Enable me to see the beauty of many sacred
places in my life. Together let us pray
before the shrine that is me, created in your image. Show me my goodness and strength on the path
that leads through the temple of my being.
Pause also at the places where I am lost, deluded, and imprisoned in my
own shallowness! Anoint those places
with a glance of love. Transform all
within me that yearns for renewal.
Refresh what is stale. Open what
is closed. Rekindle what has grown too
dim to give light. O pilgrim God,
journey with me to the promised land of my own being. Amen. (Abide
by Macrina Wiederkehr)Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Song for the Week: Guide me O Thou Great Jehovah
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven,
Feed me now and evermore;
Bread of heaven,
Feed me now and evermore.
Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing waters flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer,
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.
Strong Deliverer,
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death, and hell's destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee;
Songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee.
Ending:
Land me safe on Canaan's side
Bid my anxious fears, bid my anxious fears
Land me safe on Canaan's side
Bid my anxious fears, bid my anxious fears, goodbye.
Closing Prayer:
Lord I so want to make all of
me ready and attentive and available to you.
Please help me to clarify and purify my intentions. I have so many contradictory desires. I get preoccupied with things that don’t
really matter or last.
I know that if I give You
my heart whatever I do will follow my new heart.
In all that I am today...all that I try to do...all my encounters,
reflections, even the frustrations and failings and especially in this time of
prayer...in all of this...may I place my life in Your hands. Lord I am Yours...make of me what you
will.
~Ignatius of Loyola
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