Prayers - Peter Marshall

"Help us to understand that the pilgrimage of this life is but an introduction, a preface, a training school for what is to come. Then shall we see all of life in its true perspective. Then shall we not fall in love with the things of time,, but come to love the things that endure. Then shall we be saved from the tyranny of possessions which we have no leisure to enjoy, of property whose care becomes a burden. Give us, we pray, the courage to simplify our lives."


Peter Marshall, 20th Century

Prayers - Rosalind Goforth

"O Lord, if this I am now going through

is the right road home,

then I will not murmur."

Rosalind Goforth, 19th - 20th Centuries

Prayers - Henry Alford

"O Lord ... may we learn to love You whom we have not seen,

by loving our brothers and sisters whom we have seen.

Teach us, O heavenly Father, the love by which You have loved us;

fashion us, O blessed Lord, after Your own example of love;

shed abroad, O Holy Spirit of love, the love of God ...

in our hearts."

Henry Alford, 19th Century

Prayer: George Herbert

Thou hast given so much to me,

Give one thing more - a grateful heart;

Not thankful when it pleaseth me,

As if Thy blessings had spare days,

But such a heart whose pulse may be

Thy praise.

George Herbert, 17th Century

Prayer: St. Patrick

May the strength of God pilot us.

May the power of God preserve us.

May the wisdom of God instruct us.

May the hand of God protect us.

May the way of God direct us.

May the shield of God defend us.

May the host of God guard us against the

the snares of the evil one and the temptations of the world.

May Christ be with us.

Christ before us.

Christ in us, Christ over us.

May your salvation, O Lord, be always ours,

this day and forevermore.

Amen.

St. Patrick, 5th Century

Prayer: Patriarch of Antioch

Yes Lord, You are the God of all.

Yes Lord, You are the King of all.

Yes Lord, You are the Almighty.

Yes Lord, You are the Governor of all.

Yes Lord, You are the Savior of all.

Yes Lord, You are the Judge of all.

Yes Lord, You are the Life-giver of all.

Yes Lord, You are the Keeper of all.

Yes Lord, You are the Nourisher of all.

-Patriarch of Antioch, 5th Century-