Word of Encouragement (02/21/2022)

Here is a prayer to begin this week:

“O LORD my God, may I go out now to the work of another day, still surrounded by your wonderful loving kindnesses, still committed to your loyal service, still standing in your strength and not my own.

May I today be a Christian not only in my words but also in my deeds;

May I follow bravely in the footsteps of my Master, wherever they may lead;

May I be uncompromising and honest with myself;

May there be no self-pity or self-indulgence in my life today;

May my thinking be clear, my speech truthful and open, and my action courageous and decisive.

O Lord, I pray not only for myself but for the entire community to which I belong: for all my family, friends, and colleagues, asking you to keep a fatherly I upon them. I pray also—

for all who today will face any great decision;

for all those today working to settle important affairs in the lives of individuals and nations;

for all who are shaping public opinion in our time;

for all who write what other people read;

for all who are lifting up the light of truth in a world of ignorance and sin;

for all whose hands are worn with too much work, and for the unemployed whose hands have found no work today.

“O Christ my Lord, who for the sake of all my brothers and sisters relinquished earthly comfort and satisfaction, forbid it that I should ever again live for myself alone. Amen.”

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