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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
A Prayer for Guidance . . .
Trust That Guidance Will Come
Trust and act on the guidance you have now. Some parts of our lives appear like a long,
paved highway. We can see exactly where
to go; we have a panoramic view.
Other times, it may feel like we’re driving in the dark
with only one headlight - on a winding road through the fog. We can only see a few feet in front of the
car.
Don’t worry if you can’t see that far ahead, if you only
have a glimmer of light to guide your path.
Slow down. Listen to your
heart. Guidance will come.
Trust what you hear. Do the small thing. Take that one step. Go as far as you can see. Then go back to your heart, and you’ll hear the next step. It may be a step of immediate action, or deliberate inaction.
Sometimes you may have to quiet down, wait, and prepare yourself
to hear what you’re to do next. Trust and act on the guidance
you have now, and more will come.
(Melodie Beattie ~Journey to the Heart)
Blessing for Waiting
Who
wait for the night to end.
bless
them.
Who
wait for the night to begin
bless
them.
Who
wait in the hospital room
who
wait in the cell
who
wait in prayer
bless
them.
Who
wait for news
who
wait for the phone call
who
wait for a word
who
wait for a job - a house - a child
bless
them.
Who
wait for one who will come home...
who
wait for one who
will
not come home
bless
them.
Who
wait with fear
who
wait with joy
who
wait with peace
who
wait with rage
who
wait for the end
who
wait for the beginning
who
wait alone
who
wait together
bless
them.
Who
wait without knowing
what
they wait for or why
bless
them.
Who
wait when they
should
not wait
who
wait when they should
be
in motion
who
wait when they need to rise
who
wait when they need to set out
bless
them.
Who
wait for the end of waiting
who
wait for the fullness of time
who
wait emptied and
open
and ready
who
wait for you,
O
bless.
Jan
Richardson
Circle of Grace http://www.janrichardson.com/index.htmlichardson.com
janrichardson.com
A Lenten Prayer for Peace of Heart . . .
A LENTEN PRAYER
God of peace,
you do not want us to know relentless worry
but rather a humble repentance of heart.
It is like a surge of trusting that enables us
to place our faults in you.
And then, by the inner light of forgiveness,
little by little we discover a peace of heart.
Christ of compassion,
through your Gospel we discover
that measuring what we are or what we are not leads nowhere.
What matters is the humble trusting of faith.
By it we are led to glimpse the innocence of God
And to understand that “all God can do is give love.”
Holy Spirit,
even when we can feel nothing of your presence,
you are always there.
You remain continually active in us,
opening little ways forward to escape from our dead ends
And to move towards the essential of faith, of trust.
May we ever keep safe in all its
fullness
the gift your love once gave
and your mercy now restores.
Amen
—
Taizé, adapted
A Franciscan Prayer for Peace
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Lord, make us instruments of your
Peace. In a world all too prone to
violence and revenge, we commit ourselves to the Gospel values of mercy,
justice, compassion, and love.
We will seek daily to
promote forgiveness and healing in our hearts, our families, and our world.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love; Where there is injury, let us cultivate
peace.
Fear and distance
prevent people from recognizing all as brothers and sisters; tensions lead to
violence and mistrust; We will strive to honor the dignity that God places in
each and every human person.
Grant that we may not
seek to be understood as to understand; To be loved as to love. Our failure to
understand the other can create exclusion in all its negative forms – racism,
marginalization of those who are poor, sick, the immigrant; it can also create
situations of domination, occupation, oppression and war.
We pledge to seek the
way of solidarity, to create hearts, homes, and communities where all people
will experience inclusion, hospitality, and understanding.
For it is in giving that
we receive, in pardoning that we are pardoned and in dying that we are born to
Eternal Life.
Let us Pray:
Lord God, create in us:
-the Capacity to hear
and understand the voices of those who suffer from every form of violence,
injustice, and dehumanization;
-the Openness to receive
and honor people from other cultures, languages, religious traditions, and
geographical regions;
-the Creativity to
explore new ways of communication and dialogue through
music, poetry,
performing arts, and the mass media;
-the Audacity to
undertake the building of communities of forgiveness, healing,
and reconciliation.
To God who is above all
and in all are the glory and the honor. Amen
A Wisdom Prayer . . .
Spirit of the living God
Bless us with wisdom and insight.
Confirm in us simplicity and humility
As we recognize our place
In the community of beings.
Flood us with perseverance to continue
The pursuit of justice and peace
In whom we are and in all we do.
Draw us into your deep well of love
To courageously embrace new ways
Of living your compassion
With one another, all our sisters and brothers,
And all creation.
Transform us in the living waters of your justice,
So that in countering the hate,
Violence and brokenness of our world,
Each of us is an agent of peace and hope.
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