From Vickie: Following Is Part Of My Daily Prayer Routine. May These Prayers Enrich Yours.

Opening Prayer

Open my eyes to your presence.

Open my mind to your grace.

Open my lips to your praises.

Open my heart to your Love.

Open my hands to your service.

Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving

God of Wonder, you shower me with miracles each day of my life.

For the innumerable treasures I take for granted, I thank you.

Open my eyes to see and my heart to appreciate the beauty in all creation.

God of Compassion, you enfold me in gentleness and forgive my frailties.

For your endless mercy and unfaltering faith in me, I thank you.

Strengthen me when despair tempts my spirit and doubt invades my soul.

God of Creativity, you astonish me with the unexpected.

For new insights and challenges to call forth growth, I thank you.

Guide me ever forward and keep me from stagnation.

God of Justice, you charge me with bringing your presence to our world.

For people and experiences that call me to advocacy and to action, I thank you.

Teach me to stand humble and respectfully with your beloved ones.

Help me God of All Gifts, to share my many blessings and to receive the graces offered by others. Amen. ( Adapted Celtic Prayer)

Renewal Of Baptismal Covenant (BCP, 292)

In the Name of Jesus Christ, and with His help,

I will faithfully continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers.

Where there is evil, I will resist it

Whenever I fall into sin, I will repent and return to the Lord.

I will proclaim by both word and example the Good News of God in Christ.

I will seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving my neighbor as myself.

I will strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being.

Additional Prayers And Petition

For all the wrongs others have committed against me, knowingly or unknowingly, I forgive them.

For all the wrongs I have committed against others, knowingly or unknowingly, I forgive myself.

For all the wrongs I have committed against myself, knowingly or unknowingly, I forgive myself.

Buddhist Meditation

Repeat the following phrases first for yourself, then for a trusted companion, then for a neutral person, and finally for a disliked person.

May I be filled with loving kindness.

May I be free from fear,

May I be free from suffering

May I be filled with joy.

May I be at peace and at ease.

May my road be easy and my burden be light.

May I be happy.

Closing Prayers

Teach me your ways, Lord That I may be open to the same Spirit

Who moved over the face of the waters

And moves also over the chaos of this time

To fashion a day like this, a world like ours,

A life like mine.

Teach me your ways, Lord, That I may praise you

For all the surprising, ingenious ways you bless me,

And for all the wondrous gifts you give me

Through artists who introduce me To the beauty of holiness.

Teach me your ways, Lord

That I may accept my own talent openly,

Nurture it hopefully,

Develop it faithfully,

And give it freely.

Teach me your ways, Lord,

that I may be swept up in worship with the saints

which surges in wonder, gratitude and obedience,

and shapes my life into an irrepressible YES to YOU

and YES to all my sisters and brothers.

This I ask in your Holy Name. Amen

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As Wind carries our prayers for Earth and All Life,

May respect and love light our way.

May our hearts be filled with compassion for others and for ourselves.

May peace increase on earth.

May it begin with me. (Adapted Lakota Prayer)

A Buddhist Breath Prayer

Breathing in, I feel gratitude,

Breathing out, I give thanks

Breathing in, I feel joyful

Breathing out, I celebrate

Breathing in, I feel compassion

Breathing out, I am compassion

Breathing in, I feel Love

Breathing out, I offer Love

Breathing in , I feel still

Breathing out, I am at peace.

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My God and My All! (St Francis)

Thanks Be To God!