As you hold meandering creeks and ravaging torrents, As you hold murky, still billabongs, You are the Able Holder of all our journeys. Hold us in our many dyings. You are Able Holder of all our journey-ing, the wonderful, the wearying and the wild, Enable us anew with your power, peace and presence. – By Christine Mallouhi, 2017. – From Celtic…
None other Lamb, none other Name, None other hope in heaven or earth or sea, None other hiding place from guilt or shame, None beside Thee. My faith burns low, My hope burns low, Only my heart’s desire cries out in me, By the deep thunder of its want and woe, Cries out to Thee. Lord, thou art Life, though…
Blessed are You, O Lord, Master Almighty, Who lights the day with the light of the sun illuminates the night with flashes of fire, Who calls us to pass through the length of the day and to draw near to the beginning of the night; hear our prayer and the prayer of all You people; and as you have forgiven all our sins hear…
I pray, my Lord Jesus Christ,take my soul into your hands. Heavenly Father,I know thatalthough I will live this bodyand be taken from this life,I will live with you forever,and that no one can pluck meout of your hands. God so loved the worldthat he gave his only-begotten Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish,but have eternal life. Our…
Gracious God, In this hour of anxiety I need your presence. As the operation draws near I need a staff on which to lean. To whom can I turn but you? I confess my weaknesses, sins, and shortcomings. Mercifully assure me of your forgiveness, In the work of Jesus Christ. I let go of any grudges, anger, or hatred. I…
Lord, I commit my failures as well as my successes into your hands, and I bring for your healing the people and the situations, the wrongs and the hurts of the past. Give me courage, strength and generosity to let go and move on, leaving the past behind me, and living the present to the full. Lead me always to…
Oh, Eternal One, it would be easier for me to pray if I were clear and of a single mind and a pure heart; if I could be done hiding from myself and from you, even in my prayers. But, I am who I am, mixture of motives and excuses, blur of memories, quiver of hopes, knot of fear,…
O Good Shepherd, Who carries the whole flock on your shoulders, Where are you pasturing your flock? Show me the place of peace, lead me to the good grass that will nourish me, call me by name so that I hear your voice, Answer me, For you are the One my soul loves. I call you ‘the One my soul…
Complete One, You know that sometimes I fret About what is left unfinished. Catch me when I fall backwards toward regret. Call my heart to this precious moment. Grace this very breath. Nothing I ever did was fully perfect, But Your grace makes all whole. So I trust that in You The incomplete is and will be Complete. – Matt…
Psalm 27:7–14 Hear my voice when I call, Lord; be merciful to me and answer me. My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Saviour.…
O eternal Lord, it is pleasing to you to burn in that same fire of love, like that from which our bodies are born, and from which you begot your Son in the first dawn before all of Creation. So consider this need which falls upon us, and relieve us of it for the sake of your Son, and lead…
Heavenly Father, I release to You the burdens that I have been carrying, burdens that You never intended for me to carry. I cast all my cares upon You—all my worries, all my fears. You have told me to not be anxious about anything, but rather to bring everything to You in prayer with thankfulness. Calm my restless spirit, quiet…