O Sacred Head surroundedBy crown of piercing thorn!O bleeding Head, so wounded,Reviled and put to scorn!Death’s pallid hue comes o’er Thee,The glow of life decays,Yet angel hosts adore TheeAnd tremble as they gaze. I see Thy strength and vigorAll fading in the...
Creator of the heavens and earth, we praise your holy name. We pray that the gracious ways of heaven may be made real in the world that we inhabit. We hunger for much more than food today, and we pray that you will satisfy us, and all who have need. We are awed by...
Show us your mercy, O Lord;And grant us your salvation.Clothe your ministers with righteousness;Let your people sing with joy.Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;For only in you can we live in safety.Lord, keep this nation under your care;And guide us in the way of...
Behold, Lord,An empty vessel that needs to be filled.My Lord, fill it.I am weak in faith;Strengthen thou me.I am cold in love;Warm me and make me ferventThat my love may go out to my neighbour.I do not have a strong and firm faith;At times I doubt and am unable to...
“I Happened To Be Standing” by Mary OliverI don’t know where prayers go,or what they do.Do cats pray, while they sleephalf-asleep in the sun?Does the opossum pray as itcrosses the street?The sunflowers? The old black oakgrowing older every year?I know I can walk...
All-powerful God,you are present in the whole universeand in the smallest of your creatures.You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.Pour out upon us the power of your love,that we may protect life and beauty.Fill us with peace, that we may liveas brothers and...
