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God, Grant me the Serenity
To Accept the things I can
not change
The courage to change the things I can
And the Wisdom
To know the difference.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where
there is hatred . . . let me sow love
Where there is injury . . . pardon
Where there is doubt . . . faith
Where there
is despair . . .hope
Where there is darkness . . . light
Where there is sadness . . .joy
Divine Master,
grant
that i may not so much seek
To be consoled . . .as to console
To be understood . . .as to understand,
To be loved
. . . as to love
For it is in giving . . .that we receive,
It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned,
It is in dying
. . .that we are born to eternal life
St Francis
Father, I abandon myself into your hands;
do
with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you:
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be
done in me,
and in all Your creatures -
I wish no more than this, O Lord. Into
your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you with all the love of my heart,
for I love you Lord,
and so need to
give myself,
to surrender myself into your hands,
without reserve,
and with boundless confidence,
For you are my Father. |
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prayer of abandonment - charles de foucauld
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Holy Spirit,
Giving life to all life,
Moving all
creatures,
Root of all things,
Washing them clean,
Wiping out their mistakes,
Healing their wounds,
You are
our true life,
Luminous, wonderful,
Awakening the heart from its ancient sleep. |
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hildegarde of bingen - 12 century
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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still
waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the
paths of righteousness for his name's
sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death; I will fear no
evil: for thou
art with me; thy rod and thy staff they
comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the
presence of mine enemies: thou anointest
my
head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life; and I will
dwell in the
house of the Lord for ever. |
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psalm 23 - bible - psalm of david
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Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch
like me.
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How
precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis grace hath
brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield
and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease,
I
shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun,
We've
no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun. |
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traditional hymn - john newton - ± 1760 c.e.
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Well, I don't know what will happen now.
We've got
some difficult days ahead.
But it doesn't matter with me now.
Because I've been to the mountaintop.
And I don't mind.
Like
anybody, I would like to live a long life.
Longevity has its place.
But I'm not concerned about that now.
I just
want to do God's will.
And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain.
And I've looked over.
And I've seen the promised
land.
I may not get there with you.
But I want you to know tonight, that we,
as a people will get to the promised
land.
And I'm happy, tonight.
I'm not worried about anything.
I'm not fearing any man.
Mine eyes have seen the
glory of the coming of the Lord |
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i've been to the mountaintop - martin luther king jr. - 1968
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Almighty God
Hallowed be thy name
Thy will be
done
On earth as it is in heaven
Please give us bread
Today and tomorrow
And forgive our sins
As we should
forgive those
Who sin against us
And let us not succumb
To temptation
But deliver us from evil
For all is thine,
now and forevermore
Amen |
| a prayer for believers -
theodore c. meier | | | | | |
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