Prayers
The following prayers are provided to help you get through some of life's most challenging moments.
Topics include: Monthly Prayer, Reconciliation, Work, Relationships, Children, Seeking Direction, Dieting, Illness or Injury, Loss of Loved One, Healing A Relationship, Healing the World, A Pet Blessing, Loss of a Pet
Great Spirit, I come to you in gratitude for June, and the beauty, Joy, and fun of Summer.
Dear God, in the coming days I will let my attitude in life be like a June morning filled with opportunity, warmth, and sunny smiles.
Let me God be an instrument of your peace, like the roses that bloom in quiet beauty, I will spread love.
Like the thunder storms of June that come and go quickly, I will let each dark moment pass quickly, knowing that You will bring Your love, joy, and peace to me, and the sun will shine again.
Affirm, I am an instrument of Holy peace.
And so it is, Amen.
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Creator God, as we look to Spring and all of the hope that it
brings, we thank you for the many lessons that March will teach us about
Faith, courage, tenacity, and new beginnings. The flowers that begin to
poke their heads above the ground symbolize the truth that we also can triumph
over the winters of our lives with courage, and begin again.
Just as all things are renewed in nature, so also are we. Thank you Holy
Spirit for the joy of new beginnings. I walk with You in hope.
Affirm:
This is a new
day. I rejoice in it. Amen
Prayer of Reconciliation
Dear God,
during these difficult times in our nation and world,
I vow to become stronger in You.
Help me be less judgmental and more tolerant of
differences.
Help me live the life that You would have me live.
Holy
Creator,
teach me always to be more forgiving.
Help me to be the Presence
to all whom You would send across my path each day.
May I be Your holy love-filled energy on earth.
Let me, dear God, be the essence of
peace, love, understanding and joy,
no matter how trying any situation I face becomes.
Let me rise above
all petty annoyances and irritations
to a place of healing.
Thank You, God, for my challenges
that I may become stronger in knowing the
Truth of You.
And so it is. Amen.
Affirm: I am the essence of God's Peace. That Peace now extends out to bless the whole world.
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Prayer
for Work
Affirm: God is a part of my work place and each person employed here. All is well.
Prayer for Relationship
Affirm: Our relationship stands with and is built by God. Thank You God, for this loved one, and for all that we will learn from and give to each other.
Prayer for Direction
Today and everyday, dear God, I ask Your guidance and direction in all that I do and say. May I be a consistent example of faith. May I speak my truth and respect the truth of others. For every opportunity to do Your work, I thank You and say “Yes.” With Your direction, I am prospered, guided and directed to my perfect good. I send Your love through prayer to all whom I meet. Thank You for Holy Direction. Amen
Affirm: I am the son/daughter of the Christ Spirit. I stand in Holy and complete peace.
Prayer for Children
Thank You God,
for my beautiful children
and the blessing they are to me.
Please send Your Holy Angels to light their path.
Guide me to raise them with love.
Help me to teach them all that they need to know
to be strong, dependable, faith filled adults.
You have blessed me with a wondrous responsibility.
I know that You will show me the way.
May I grow in strength
to make right and responsible decisions for their lives.
Bless me, dear God, with infinite wisdom, patience and peace.
Amen
Affirm: I am in the presence of Holy Wisdom. My children are guided, protected and walk in peace.
Dieter's Prayer
Dear God, you know that I need and want to change my eating habits. Be with me as the character and the will power to be released from my eating addiction. Be my strength as I vow to have healthier habits. Help me choose nourishing foods that both sustain and energize me. Help me, Holy One, to see my body as your temple. God, You are the source of all that I need. Amen
Affirm: I am not powerless over anything in my life with God as my strength. Amen.
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Prayer for Healing
of Illness or Injury
Prayer for World Healing
Prayer for the loss of a loved one
God, today I am in such deep grief that only Your love can give me peace. May I continue to feel his/her presence in my life, knowing that only the body has died. Comfort me, dear God, as I go through this time of grieving. May I be filled with Your peace. Amen.
Prayer for Healing a Relationship
Holy angels of love, guide me to what is for my highest good and the highest good of my loved one. Stand as understanding between the two of us. Let us know only peace. I know God that You have brought us together, at this time and in this place, to learn and to help one another. Help us to remember what it is that we loved about each other in the beginning. Let us see in each others eyes Your love and Your compassion. May I remember that you are my guide and release all fear. Lead me Holy Angels to what is mine to do. Show me the way to release all anger and resentment and know only peace. You, God, are my strength. I lean back on You and stand strong in Holy faith. You dear God are the answer I am seeking. May I know only peace. Amen
A Pet Blessing
Holy Spirit, thank You for Your beloved creatures that come as our pet friends. They show us unconditional love in the most beautiful way.Bless my pet with Your healing light and help me to know what he/she needs to be in health.I trust my friend's healing to You.I release all worry and concern for his/her well being,affirming that all is well. My pet has loved, healed, and nurtured me. Thank you God for this gift of love in my life. Amen
Prayer for Loss of a Pet
Thank You God, for the time I
have had with my pet friend.
He/she has blessed me in uncountable ways.
I know that You have taken my friend to be with You and
that I will see him/her once again.
You blessed us with the gift of happy times together.
Let me now release my companion into Your loving arms
and know only peace.
Send me angels, dear God, with fur and feathers
to comfort me at this time of loss.
Thank you God. Amen
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