I arise today...
I arise today
Through the strength of heaven;
Light of the
sun,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of the
wind,
Depth of the sea,
Stability of the earth,
Firmness of the rock.
I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me;
God's might to uphold
me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's
ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard
me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's
hosts to save me
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a multitude.
Christ shield me today
Against wounding
Christ with me, Christ before
me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above
me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ
when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ
in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees
me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through the mighty strength
Of the Lord of creation.
St. Patrick
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Through the strength of heaven;
Light of the
sun,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of the
wind,
Depth of the sea,
Stability of the earth,
Firmness of the rock.
I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me;
God's might to uphold
me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's
ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard
me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's
hosts to save me
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a multitude.
Christ shield me today
Against wounding
Christ with me, Christ before
me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above
me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ
when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ
in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees
me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through the mighty strength
Of the Lord of creation.
St. Patrick
- See more at: http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Prayer/2009/07/Prayers-of-the-Saints.aspx?p=3#sthash.JYkh0hfr.dpuf
Before Thee
Before Thee the spiritual powers all tremble. The sun sings of Thee. The moon glorifies Thee.
The stars meet Thee on their journeys, and the light listens to Thee.
Before Thee the depths are aghast. The springs of water obey Thee. ` From Byzantin Rite
The stars meet Thee on their journeys, and the light listens to Thee.
Before Thee the depths are aghast. The springs of water obey Thee. ` From Byzantin Rite
The light of God...
The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is.
james dillet freeman - 1941
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is.
james dillet freeman - 1941
Center of all centers
Center of all centers, core of cores,
almond
self-enclosed and growing sweet-
all this universe, to the furthest stars
and beyond them, is your flesh, your fruit.
Now you feel how nothing clings to you;
your vast shell reaches into
endless space,
and there the rich, thick fluids rise and flow,
Illuminated
in your infinite peace.
A billion stars go spinning through the night,
blazing high above your
head.
But in you is the presence that
will be, when all the stars are
dead.
rainer maria rilke
almond
self-enclosed and growing sweet-
all this universe, to the furthest stars
and beyond them, is your flesh, your fruit.
Now you feel how nothing clings to you;
your vast shell reaches into
endless space,
and there the rich, thick fluids rise and flow,
Illuminated
in your infinite peace.
A billion stars go spinning through the night,
blazing high above your
head.
But in you is the presence that
will be, when all the stars are
dead.
rainer maria rilke
Lord Jesus, teach me
Lord Jesus,
teach me to be generous;
teach me to serve You as You deserve,
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the
wounds, to toil and not to seek for
rest, to labor and not to seek
reward, except that of knowing that I do Your
will.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
teach me to be generous;
teach me to serve You as You deserve,
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the
wounds, to toil and not to seek for
rest, to labor and not to seek
reward, except that of knowing that I do Your
will.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Keep Us, O God
Keep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in
deed.
Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking.
May we
put away all pretenses and meet each other, face to face, without self-pity and
without prejudice.
May we never be hasty in judgment and always
generous.
Let us take time for all things; make us to grow calm, serene,
gentle.
Teach us to put in action our better impulses-straightforward and
unafraid.
Grant that we may realize it is the little things of life that
create difficulties; that in the big things of life we are as one.
Oh, Lord,
let us not forget to be kind.
Amen.
Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots
deed.
Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking.
May we
put away all pretenses and meet each other, face to face, without self-pity and
without prejudice.
May we never be hasty in judgment and always
generous.
Let us take time for all things; make us to grow calm, serene,
gentle.
Teach us to put in action our better impulses-straightforward and
unafraid.
Grant that we may realize it is the little things of life that
create difficulties; that in the big things of life we are as one.
Oh, Lord,
let us not forget to be kind.
Amen.
Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots
you are ever with me...
“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of
me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am
actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact
please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I
will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you
will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore
will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face
my perils alone.”
― Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am
actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact
please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I
will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you
will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore
will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face
my perils alone.”
― Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude