Prayer for Wednesday (St. Julian of Norwich)

Today is the Christian Feast of Saint Julian of Norwich.

Life is really simple,
but we insist on making it complicated.
~ Confucius

In you, Father all-mighty, we have our preservation and our bliss.
In you, Christ, we have our restoring and our saving.
You are our mother, brother, and Savior. In you, our Lord the Holy Spirit, is marvellous and plenteous grace.
You are our clothing; for love you wrap us and embrace us.
You are our maker, our lover, our keeper.
Teach us to believe that by your grace all shall be well, and all shall be well,
and all manner of things shall be well. Amen

(St. Julian of Norwich)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“All that I seek is already within me.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

Prayer for Sunday (Orthodox Easter)

Today is Easter Sunday for Eastern Orthodox Christians. It is also the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo. The Mayan Rain Festival continues today.

The simplest things are often the truest.
~ Richard Bach

THANK YOU, LORD,
for the gift of Your love.
May I be a shining
example of that love to others.
Amen.

This Week’s Affirmation:

“All that I seek is already within me.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

Prayer for Sunday (Easter)

Today is Easter Sunday in the western Christian traditions. The Jewish holiday of Pesach, or Passover, continues today.

Love each other deeply and fully.
Remember the ways that I have loved you,
and demonstrate your love for others in those same ways.
~ Jesus (John 13:34 [The Voice])

We are often not the Easter People
that we should be,
living in the certain knowledge
of your great mercy and love.
Distracted by the world around us
we fail to hear your voice,
or hide when faith is challenged
as we wander off the path.
Forgive us, we pray;
restore the love that we first had,
a faith that can endure.
We will keep our eyes fixed on you, Lord,
and with you at our right hand
we shall not be shaken.

(Author Unknown; Source: Faith and Worship)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I am God’s Child and I am perfect just as I am.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)