CREATE FOR ME A PERFECT DAY

O God, help me make today

a perfect day.

A day at the end of which

I will have nothing to regret.

Help me to do my work

as well as it can possibly be done,

to treat everyone with perfect

courtesy and kindness, to conquer every temptation

and to say no to everything

that is wrong.

Help me not to annoy anyone else and not to allow

myself to become annoyed, not to lose my temper and not to do things

which will make others lose theirs, not to do anything that is foolish or thoughtless,

cruel or unkind.

Help me to be cheerful and kind, to be brave and strong, to be pure

and true.

These we ask for Your love’s sake.

Amen.

O Lord,

grant us to greet

the coming day in peace.

Help me in all things

to rely upon Your holy will.

In every hour of the day,

reveal Your will to me.

Bless my dealings

with all

who surround us.

Prayer for the Beginning of the Day

Teach us to treat all

that comes throughout

the day, with peace

of soul and with firm

conviction that Your will

governs all.

In all my deeds and words,

guide my thoughts and

feelings.

In unforeseen events,

let me not forget that all

are sent by You.

Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without

embittering and embarrassing others.

Give me strength to bear the fatigue of the coming day

with all that it shall bring.

Direct our will, teach us to pray.

And You, Yourself, pray in us.

Amen.

Father, I have

knowledge, so

will You show

us now how to

use it wisely

and find a way

somehow to

make the world

we live in a

little better

place, and

make life, with

its problems, a

little bit easier

to face.

Grant us faith

and courage

and put purpose

in our days, and

show us how to

serve Thee in

effective ways.

So, my

education, my

knowledge and

our skill may

find their true

fulfillment as we

learn to do Thy

will.

And may we

ever be aware

in everything

we do that

knowledge

comes from

learning and

wisdom comes

from You.

All these we

ask

in the name of

Jesus Christ.

Amen

Morning PrayerMorning Prayer

Dearest Lord, Dearest Lord,

teach me to be generous; teach me to be generous;

Teach me to serve Thee Teach me to serve Thee

as Thou deservest; as Thou deservest;

To give and not to count the cost;To give and not to count the cost;

To fight and not to heed the wounds;To fight and not to heed the wounds;

To toil and not to seek reward;To toil and not to seek reward;

Save that of knowing that Save that of knowing that

I do Thy will, O I do Thy will, O

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Day by day, dear Lord,Day by day, dear Lord,

Let me touch Let me touch many lives for you. many lives for you.

By your spirit, By your spirit, quicken every life, quicken every life,

by the words I speak,by the words I speak,

The prayers I breathe,The prayers I breathe,

Or the life I live…Or the life I live…

All for Jesus’ sakeAll for Jesus’ sake. .

Amen.Amen.

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Learning Christ

Teach us, our Lord

to be sweet and gentle

in all the events of Life –

in disappointment,

in the thoughtlessness of others,

in the insincerity of those we trusted,

in the unfaithfulness of those

on whom we relied.

Let us put ourselves aside,

to think of the happiness of others,

to hide our little pains and heartaches,

so that we may be the only one to

suffer from them.

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Teach us Lord to profit by the suffering

that comes across our path.

Let us use it that it may mellow us,

not harden nor embitter us;

That it may make us patient,

not irritable, that it may make us

broad in our forgiveness,

not narrow, haughty,

and overbearing.

My no one be less good for having come within our influence.

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No one less pure, less true, less kind, less noble

for having been a fellow-traveler in our journey toward

ETERNAL LIFE.

As we go our rounds from one distraction to another,

let us whisper from time to time a word of LOVE to THEE.

May our life be lived in the supernatural, full of power for good, and strong in its purpose

of sanctity.

AMEN

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As we go through this day, As we go through this day, become flesh become flesh

in us, Father.in us, Father.

Let your timeless and Let your timeless and everlasting love live out this everlasting love live out this

sunrise to sunset sunrise to sunset within the possibilities, within the possibilities, and the impossibilities and the impossibilities of our own, very human life.of our own, very human life.

Help us to become Christ to our Help us to become Christ to our neighbor, food to the hungry, neighbor, food to the hungry, health to the sick, friend to health to the sick, friend to the lonely, freedom to the the lonely, freedom to the

enslaved, in all our daily enslaved, in all our daily living.living.

In this we pray in Jesus name. In this we pray in Jesus name. AmenAmen

Lord Jesus Christ, we have come together in your name to work for the good of this Office.

Stay with us with your invisible presence and pour out the gifts of your Spirit on us.

Make us work in a spirit of trust and love, as well as a spirit of prudence and understanding, so that we may experience an abundance of light, compassion, and peace.

Let harmony reign among us and let us keep our eyes fixed upon you.

Enable us to implement your will for us, no matter what difficulty it may entail. Amen.

Oh God, touch our heart today and cleanse us from all sins, put your love and joy inside.

And keep it safe within, till someone comes along and needs our help, to lift their loads today, then we may reach inside our hearts and give love and joy away.

In this we pray in Jesus name. Amen.

Thank You for the Job…

Almighty GOD, thank you for the job of

this day.

May we find gladness in all its toils and difficulty, its pleasure and

success, and even in its failure and sorrow.

We would look always away from ourselves, and beyond

the glory and the need of the world that we may have the will and the strength to bring the gift of gladness to

others.

That with them we stand to bear the burden and heat of the day and offer you the praise

of work well done. Amen

Prayer Before WorkingPrayer Before Working

How gracious are You, our God How gracious are You, our God for giving us everything in this for giving us everything in this

life.life.

You provide us with a meaningful You provide us with a meaningful existence, answer all our needs existence, answer all our needs

and guide us till the end.and guide us till the end.

How gracious are You, our God How gracious are You, our God for endowing our unworthy for endowing our unworthy

bodies with creative minds and bodies with creative minds and skillful hands.skillful hands.

You gifted us with immeasurable You gifted us with immeasurable talents and fashioned us to be talents and fashioned us to be

stewards of Your land.stewards of Your land.

You called us not Your servants You called us not Your servants but responsible masters of all but responsible masters of all

even of Your own creation.even of Your own creation.

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Guide us then, that we may remain Guide us then, that we may remain Your faithful tenants.Your faithful tenants.

Grant us the grace that we may not Grant us the grace that we may not doubt Your Word.doubt Your Word.

That we may always resist the That we may always resist the temptations of fame and popularity.temptations of fame and popularity.

May we be to let go of the quest for May we be to let go of the quest for personal gain.personal gain.

May we not challenge Your divine will May we not challenge Your divine will and never desire the accumulation and never desire the accumulation

of material wealth.of material wealth.

May we not gamble away our future May we not gamble away our future glory in exchange for the passing glory in exchange for the passing

luxury of this world. luxury of this world.

Make us then stake everything on You Make us then stake everything on You alone, our Dear God, Amen.alone, our Dear God, Amen.

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MORNING PRAYERMORNING PRAYER

My heavenly Father, as I enter this place, My heavenly Father, as I enter this place, I bring Your presence with me.I bring Your presence with me.

I speak Your peace, Your grace, Your I speak Your peace, Your grace, Your mercy, and Your perfect order into this mercy, and Your perfect order into this office.office.

I acknowledge Your power over all that I acknowledge Your power over all that will be spoken, thought, decided, and will be spoken, thought, decided, and done within this walls.done within this walls.

Lord, I thank You for the gifts You have Lord, I thank You for the gifts You have blessed me with.blessed me with.

I commit to using them responsibly in I commit to using them responsibly in Your honor.Your honor.

Give me a fresh supply of strength to do Give me a fresh supply of strength to do my job.my job.

Anoint my projects, ideas, and energy, so Anoint my projects, ideas, and energy, so that even my smallest that even my smallest accomplishment may bring You glory.accomplishment may bring You glory.

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Lord, when I am confused, guide me.Lord, when I am confused, guide me.

When I am weary, energize me.When I am weary, energize me.

When I am burned out, infuse me When I am burned out, infuse me with the light of the Holy Spirit.with the light of the Holy Spirit.

May the work that I do and the way I May the work that I do and the way I do it bring faith, joy, and a smile to do it bring faith, joy, and a smile to all that I come in contact with all that I come in contact with today.today.

And oh Lord, when I leave this place, And oh Lord, when I leave this place, give me traveling mercy.give me traveling mercy.

Bless my family and home to be in Bless my family and home to be in order as I left it.order as I left it.

Lord, I thank you for everything Lord, I thank you for everything You’ve done, everything You’re You’ve done, everything You’re doing, and everything You’re going doing, and everything You’re going to do.to do.

In the name of Jesus I pray, with In the name of Jesus I pray, with much love and much love and Thanksgiving….Amen.Thanksgiving….Amen.

Blessing of Unanswered Prayers

I asked for strength that I might achieve; I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.

I asked for health that I might do greater things; I was given infirmity that I might do better things.

I asked for riches that I might be happy; I was given poverty that I might be wise.

I asked for power that I might have the praise of men; I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God.

I asked for all things that I might enjoy life; I was given life that I might enjoy all things.

I got nothing that I had asked for, But everything that I had hoped for.

Almost despite myself my unspoken prayers were answered; I am, among all men, most richly blessed.

I Cannot Do This AloneI Cannot Do This Alone

O God, early in the morning I O God, early in the morning I cry to You.cry to You.

Help me to prayHelp me to pray

And to concentrate my And to concentrate my thoughts on You;thoughts on You;

I cannot do this alone.I cannot do this alone.

In me there is darkness,In me there is darkness,

but with you there is light;but with you there is light;

I am lonely, but I am lonely, but you do not leave me;you do not leave me;

I am feeble in heart, but I am feeble in heart, but with You there is peace.with You there is peace.

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In me there is bitterness,In me there is bitterness,

But with You there is patience;But with You there is patience;

I do not understand Your ways,I do not understand Your ways,

But You know the way for me…But You know the way for me…

Restore me to liberty,Restore me to liberty,

And enable me to live nowAnd enable me to live now

That I may answer before You That I may answer before You and before me.and before me.

Lord, whatever this day may Lord, whatever this day may bring,bring,

Your name be praised.Your name be praised.

AmenAmen

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SERVANT’S SERVANT’S PRAYERPRAYER

LORD in this very hour we LORD in this very hour we pray, for strength to live my pray, for strength to live my best today, draw near to me best today, draw near to me that I may be, the kind of that I may be, the kind of men thou hast me be.men thou hast me be.

In serving others they may In serving others they may see, that I am only serving see, that I am only serving THEE, fir me o LORD in THEE, fir me o LORD in THY great plan, that I may THY great plan, that I may be a better man.be a better man.