Presence
Dear Jesus, as I call on you today
I realise that I often come asking for favours.
Today I'd like just to be in your presence.
Let my heart respond to Your Love.
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When you pray you are not alone. You are part of a global community.
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Daily Prayer - 2014-05-25
Freedom
I try to let go of any prejudices and narrow mindedness
That may be clouding my vision at this present moment,
I hand them over to God’s merciful care,
So I can pray in freedom for this short while.
Consciousness
How am I really feeling? Lighthearted? Heavy-hearted?
I may be very much at peace, happy to be here.
Equally, I may be frustrated, worried or angry.
I acknowledge how I really am. It is the real me that the Lord loves.
The Word of God
John 14:15-17
‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you for ever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.
Some thoughts on today's scripture
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Default
- Jesus promises to send us ‘the Advocate’, ‘the Counsellor’. these words suggest some sort of legal figure but really Jesus is telling us that we will be accompanied by his friendly, life-giving, enabling and affirming Spirit. Where do you need this Spirit in your day? Where do you ask for the Spirit? Where do you recognise the Spirit’s presence?
Conversation
Dear Jesus, I can open up my heart to you.
I can tell you everything that troubles me.
I know you care about all the concerns in my life.
Teach me to live in the knowledge
that you who care for me today,
will care for me tomorrow and all the days of my life.
Conclusion
Thank God for His gift of love
As you go forth with joy and hope
To serve His people.
Amen
Prayer for peace:
Following days of rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis called on Christians around the world to fast and pray for peace in Eastern Europe this coming Ash Wednesday.
“I invite everyone to make March 2, Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting for peace, I encourage believers in a special way to devote themselves intensely to prayer and fasting on that day. May the Queen of Peace protect the world from the folly of war.” Pope Francis, 25/02/2022
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