Acta Publications: Prayer of the Week

An Evening Family Prayer

acta@actapublications.com (Acta Publications) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500

from the book href="http://www.actapublications.com/detail.html?id=9780879463809">Blessings and Prayers for Home and Family
Lord, behold our family here assembled. We thank you for this place in which we dwell; for the love that unites us; for the peace accorded to us this day; for the hope with which we expect the morrow; for the health, the work, the food, and the bright skies that make our lives delightful; for our friends in all parts of the earth. Amen.
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Jesus, Walk With Us

acta@actapublications.com (Acta Publications) — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500

from the book href="http://www.actapublications.com/detail.html?id=978-0-87946-404-2">Intercessions of Mercy from The Sisters of Mercy
O saving God, your living waters renew us. In Christ we have been born anew to walk as sons and daughters of God. Christ Jesus, walk with us on our journey. Refresh us with your grace that our days may be spent in the service of your people. May we sense your presence in the daily events of our lives, and may our ordinary works be songs of praise. You who promised to be with us, help us to experience your fidelity to us. We ask this in humble faith. Amen.
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Litany for Peace

acta@actapublications.com (Acta Publications) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500

by Thich Nhat Hanh from the book href="http://www.actapublications.com/detail.html?id=0-87946-272-8">Prayers from Around the World and Across the Ages by Victor M. Parachin
As we are together, praying for Peace, let us truly be with each other. (Silence) Let us pay attention to our breathing. (Silence) Let us be relaxed in our bodies and our minds. (Silence) Let us be at peace with our bodies and our minds. (Silence) Let us return to ourselves and become wholly ourselves. (Silence) Let us maintain a half smile on our faces. (Silence) Let us be aware of the source of being common to us all and to all living things. (Silence) Evoking the presence of the Great Compassion, let us fill our hearts with our own compassion�toward ourselves and toward all living beings. (Silence) Let us pray that all living beings realize that they are all brothers and sisters, all nourished from the same source of life. (Silence) Let us pray that we ourselves cease to be the cause of suffering to each other. (Silence) Let us plead with ourselves to live in a way which will not deprive other living beings of air, water, food, shelter, or the chance to live. (Silence) With humility, with awareness of the existence of life and of the suffering that is going on around us, let us pray for the establishment of peace in our hearts and on earth. Amen.
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Striking a Balance

acta@actapublications.com (Acta Publications) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500

On-the-Job Prayers by William David Thompson
God of Wisdom, you alone know my deepest thoughts. You know that I need money to live, but you also know the thoughts and desires that drive my quest for money. Help me to balance my quest for gold with my need for your wisdom. Help me today, in every decision, in every encounter, in every action, to be attentive to your wisdom and to trust in you. Keep me humble in spirit and enable me to be who you want me to be. Thank you for the ways in which you bring prosperity into my life—both in your care for my physical needs and your sustaining support for my spiritual and emotional needs. Amen.
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Prayer at the End of the Day

acta@actapublications.com (Acta Publications) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

from the book href="http://www.actapublications.com/detail.html?id=0-87946-219-1">A Contemporary Celtic Prayer Book by William John Fitzgerald	Click below for an audio or video version of this prayer: href="http://www.mycatholicvoice.com/home_content/Audio/WeeklyPrayer/PrayerAtEndOfDay.mp3"> src="http://www.actapublications.com/images/small/POW/Download Audio.gif"> href="http://v1.mycatholicvoice.com/download.php?code=b72b4dbffc2c7917ca57e2762d4c64d6"> src="http://www.actapublications.com/images/small/POW/Download Video.gif"> A/V files generously hosted by MyCatholicVoice.com.
May the sun go down on anger, stress and worry. May the sun go down on problem solving and planning. May the sun go down on rushing and on deadlines. May the sun go down on this week�s work�now done. May the sacred circle of the sun frame the harsh outline of the Cross. May it signal brighter days ahead, new energies and emerging hopes.
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