|
|
Personal Prayers > Presence of God
 |
 |
 |
|
|
When God Made You
|
 |
 |
|
When
God
Made
You
There
Was
Silence
In
Heaven
For
Five
Minutes.
Then God said:
‘How come I never thought of that before?’
|
Ralph Wright OSB -- Perhaps from God (1985)
(Submitted by Cal Wick)
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dear God
|
|
|
|
Dear God,
I know you love me, I know you always will....
You were there when I was born
You are there still!
I think its time that you heard me say...
I try hard to please you
every day.
|
Tess M. -- My House
(Submitted by Tess M)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
God's Presence
|
|
|
|
Meet me Jesus, meet me,
Meet me in the middle of the air;
If these wings should fail me now,
Meet me with another pair.
|
|
Old Spiritual -- Uncommon Prayers for the Third Millennium, Alan Houghton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
God's Presence
|
|
|
|
Breath on me, Breath of God,
Fill me with life anew,
That I may love what Thou dost love,
And do what Thou wouldst do.
|
|
Edwin Hatch -- Uncommon Prayers for the Third Millennium, Alan Houghton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
God's Presence
|
|
|
|
Lord, I will search for You
Until you find me.
|
|
Author Unknown -- Uncommon Prayers for the Third Millennium, Alan Houghton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
God's Presence
|
|
|
|
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do,
Who with His love doth befriend thee.
|
|
Joachim Neander -- Uncommon Prayers for the Third Millennium, Alan Houghton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
God's Presence
|
|
|
|
Dear God, I don’t know much about You.
I don’t know much about myself.
But I am willing today to give as much of myself as I can
To as much of You as I understand.
Thank You for accepting me as I am.
|
|
Ben Campbell Johnson -- Uncommon Prayers for the Third Millennium, Alan Houghton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The People of Faith Awake Early
|
|
|
|
The people of faith awake early
Because of their expectation of God's marvelous acts.
Sleep no longer holds them.
They rush to greet the early grace of God.
|
|
Dietrich Bonhoffer -- Uncommon Prayers for the Third Millennium, Alan Houghton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
God's Presence
|
|
|
|
Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour thy dew;
Wash our stains of guilt away;
Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
|
|
Latin -- 12th century, Uncommon Prayers for the Third Millennium, Alan Houghton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
God Was Here in Your Presence
|
|
|
|
After you had
taken your leave,
I found God's footprints
on my floor.
|
|
Tagore -- from Wayne Muller, How Then Shall We Live (page 64)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
God's Presence
|
|
|
|
When ever I go into an impossible situation with Jesus,
He already has the solution.
A laywoman heard this prayer on the radio while waking up one morning. For 20 years it has allowed her to face and watch difficult situations with expectation, confidence and faith.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Work Through Me
|
|
|
|
O God, I have stood
in the shadow of mountains,
at the brink of oceans,
under the spread of clouds,
by the foot of redwoods--
And I have learned Your greatness.
O Lord, I have touched
baby fingers,
feathers of a canary,
petals of a rose,
lather from soap--
And I have been reminded of Your gentleness.
O Father, I have known
true friendship,
joys of love,
unconcerned care,
unrestricted consideration--
And I have thought of Your goodness.
O great, gentle, good God,
do some good, gentle, great thing
today through me,
that others too may know
more of You,
I pray,
In Christ's Name,
Amen.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
