Across the sky
flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene he noticed two
sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging
to him,
and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of
his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the
footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many
times along the path of
his life there was only one set of
footprints.
He also noticed that it
happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his
life.
This really bothered
him and he
questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you said that
once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the
way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome
times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I
don't understand why when
I needed you most you would leave
me."
The LORD replied:
"My son, my precious
child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During
your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one
set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."
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Inspirational Prayers-
The Prayer of Saint Francis
Christian prayer which is
attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me an
instrument of Thy 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;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O
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,
And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal
Life.
Amen.
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Inspirational
Prayers- Prayer of Mother Teresa
Dear JESUS, help me to
spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go.
Flood my soul with
Thy spirit and love.
Penetrate and possess my whole being
so utterly that all my life
may only be a radiance of
Thine.
Shine through me and be
so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Thy
presence in my soul.
Let them look up and see no longer me
but only Jesus.
Stay with me and then I
shall begin to shine as you shine,
so to shine as to be a
light to others.
the light, O Jesus, will be all from You;
none of it will be mine:
it will be You shining on others
through me.
Let me thus praise You in
the way You love best:
by shining on those around
me.
Let me preach You without preaching, not by
words,
but by my example, by the catching force,
the
sympathetic influence of what I do,
the evident fullness of
the love my heart bears to You.
Amen.
Dante's Prayer by
Loreena McKennitt
Adapted From Dante's Inferno
When the
dark wood fell before me
And all the paths were
overgrown
When the priests of pride say
there is no
other way
I tilled the sorrows of stone
I did not believe because
I could not see
Though you came to me in the night
When
the dawn seemed forever lost
You showed me your love
in
the light of the stars
Cast your eyes on the
ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night
seems endless
Please remember me
Then the mountain rose
before me
By the deep well of desire
From the fountain
of forgiveness
Beyond the ice and fire
Cast your eyes on the
ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night
seems endless
Please remember me
Though we share this
humble path, alone
How fragile is the heart
Oh give
these clay feet wings to fly
To touch the face of the
stars
Breathe life into this
feeble heart
Lift this mortal veil of fear
Take these
crumbled hopes, etched with tears
We'll rise above these
earthly cares
Cast your eyes on the
ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night
seems endless
Please remember me
Please remember
me
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Living one day at a
time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship
as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful
world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that
You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your
will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this
life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.
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Prayer of the Children by Kurt Bestor
A beautiful song written by Kurt Bestor as a tribute to
the childen of war-torn Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Can you
hear the prayer of the children
on bended knee, in the
shadow of an unknown room?
Empty eyes with no more tears to
cry
turning heavenward toward the light.
Cryin' Jesus
help me
to see the mornin' light of one more day,
but if
I should die before I wake,
I pray my soul to take.
Can
you feel the hearts of the children
aching for home, for
something of their very own.
Reaching hands with nothing to
hold onto
but hope for a better day, a better
day.
Cryin' Jesus help me
to feel the love again in my
own land,
but if unknown roads lead away from home,
give
me loving arms, 'way from harm.
Can you hear the voice of
the children
softly pleading for silence in their shattered
world?
Angry gods preach a gospel full of hate,
blood of
the innocent on their hands.
Cryin' Jesus, help me
to
feel the sun again upon my face?
For when darkness clears,
I know you're near,
bringing peace again.
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Inspirational Prayers-
The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
Our Father which art in
heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy
will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this
day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as
we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us
not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine
is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever
and ever.
Amen.
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Inspirational Prayers-
When I Was
This prayer was often said by Mother
Teresa
When I was hungry, you gave me food.
When I was
thirsty you gave me drink.
Whatsoever you do to the least
of my brethren,
you do it to Me.
When I was a stranger,
you opened your doors.
When I was naked, you gave me
clothes.
When I was tired, you gave me peace.
When I was
frightened, you calmed me down.
When I was lonely, you gave
me your love.
When I was sick or wounded, you took care of
me.
Looking for friendship, you gave me your hand.
When
I was old, you smiled at me.
When I couldn't find peace,
you brought it to me.
You were on my side in times of
despair,
and in the hour of joy, we were
together.
Amen
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Inspirational Prayers-
Deliver Me, O Jesus
Deliver me, O Jesus,
From the
desire of being loved,
From the desire of being
extolled,
From the desire to being honored,
From the
desire of being praised,
From the desire of being
preferred,
From the desire of being consulted,
From the
desire of being approved,
From the desire of being
popular,
From the fear of being humiliated,
From the
fear of being despised,
From the fear of suffering
rebukes,
From the fear of being calumniated,
From the
fear of being forgotten,
From the fear of being
wronged,
From the fear of being ridiculed,
From the fear
of being suspected.
Amen.
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Inspirational Prayers-
Lead Me
Lead me from death to life,
from lies to
truth
Lead me from despair to hope
from fear to
trust
Lead me from hatred to love
from war to
peace
Let peace fill our heart, our world
our universe
with peace.
Amen
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Prayer
of Trust by Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
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 that I have the 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 I will 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
troubles alone.
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Inspiration Christian
Prayer- Morning Offering
Lord Jesus,
I give you my hands to do
your work.
I give you my feet to go your way.
I give you
my eyes to see as you do.
I give you my tongue to speak
your words.
I give you my mind that you may think in
me.
I give you my spirit that you may pray in me.
Above
all, I give you my heart that you may love in me,
your
father and all humanity.
I give you my whole self that you
may grow in me,
So that it is you, Lord Jesus,
Who live
and work and pray in
me.
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