Sunday-Ps. 31 has a mixture of anguish of body, heart, and soul. It fits Holy week well, indeed, we could apply the tortures of Jesus to it easily. . it also fits any time we are in real distress. I also think it fits the fragility of age with particular force. Do such lament prayers come easily to you? Why is that do you think?
Monday-Paul points out to the Ephesians that Christ invites us to partner in God's redeeming work in the world. It's not up to us alone to save, nor are we given an extra star on our heavenly deeds chart for the good we do. Each of us was particularly equipped by the Spirit to serve our neighbor, and through faith we trust that God works in, despite and through us. Lord, today help me let go. Amen.
Tuesday-"Our soul is so specially loved of Him that is highest, that it overpasseth the knowing of all creatures: that is to say, there is no creature that is made that may know how much and how sweetly and how tenderly our Maker loveth us."— St. Juliana of Norwich
Wednesday-Ideally, a human life should be a constant pilgrimage of discovery. The most exciting discoveries happen at the frontiers. When you come to know something new, you come closer to yourself and to the world. Discovery enlarges and refines your sensibility. When you discover something, you transfigure some of the forsakenness of the world. John O'Donohue, Eternal Echoes
Thursday-A Prayer for your Life Journey ....May the light of your soul guide you.May the light of your soul bless the work that you do/with the secret love and warmth of your heart./May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul./May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light/and renewal to those who work with you/and to those who see and receive your work./May your work never weary you./May it release within you wellsprings of/refreshment, inspiration and excitement./May you be present in what you do./May you never become lost in bland absences./May the day never burden./May dawn find you awake and alert,/approaching your new day with dreams, /possibilities and promises./May evening find you gracious and fulfilled./May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected./May your soul calm, console and renew you. Amen
Friday-Remember God, I am often so sloppy or lazy at my prayers, or, even worse, my prayers are lovely and pure and the next sixteen and a half hours are a mess.I do not pray to become holy,but simply this: to remember.To be mindful of your goodness,to remember that you are here, to be present in the moment you grant me,to look around me, to listen...to remember. Amen.From Unfolding Light by Steve Garnaas-Holmes,
Saturday-Is. 50:4-9- For the shamed, the disgraced, it has to be a word more than, "Be a good person." It has to be a word that says, "I am with you; you are mine." To think that God would stand and be present with us—disgraced, shamed, ugly—then maybe we're not so ugly and profane after all. Maybe we are worthy. We stand forgiven, and we can stand with confidence alongside the almighty God. God our helper, you stand with us when no one would stand with us—profane to the world. Thank you for reminding us who we are and who we belong to. Amen.Aaron Fuller
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