Prayer for Friday

Your life may be the only Bible some people read.
~ Author Unknown

Let me be a voice for the speechless,
Those who are small and weak;
Let me speak for all helpless creatures
Who have no power to speak.
I have lifted my heart to heaven
On behalf of the least of these -
The frightened, the homeless, the hungry.
I am voicing their pleas.
If I can help any creature,
Respond to a desperate call,
I will know that my prayer has been answered
By the God Who created them all.

(Helen Inwood)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I uphold my integrity in every action.”

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

Prayer for Saturday

The best way to find yourself,
is to lose yourself in the service of others.
~ Mohandas Gandhi

Father,
Allow me to serve others with gladness -
Without keeping score,
Always giving, never expecting to receive.
Allow me to give of myself,
To give of my talents and of my goods,
To give of my time and of my energy,
To give of my heart and of my soul.
Help me understand the needs of others,
Never criticizing,
Never demeaning,
Never scolding,
Never condemning.
You have been so gracious to me,
Always Loving,
Always forgiving,
Always restoring -
While never chastising me for my waywardness,
Even though I have been wrong
More times than I can remember.
Father, keep a criticizing spirit
Far from my heart and further from my lips.
Allow me to serve others with gladness,
With compassion and tenderness,
Never diminishing their value as the price for my care.
Let me extend mercy to the brokenhearted,
Just as You have done so often for me.

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I accept people as they are.”

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

Prayer for Friday

It’s not that successful people are givers;
it is that givers are successful people.
~ Patti Thor

Make us worthy, Lord,
to serve our brothers and sisters
throughout the world
who live and die in poverty and hunger.
Give them by our hands
this day their daily bread,
and by our understanding love
give peace and joy. Amen.

(Pope Paul VI)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I accept people as they are.”

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