Common readers know that for the previous week my prayer posts have centered on my household’s lack of my nephew, Michael. My household and I are very grateful to your messages and prayers – the outpouring has been a supply of a lot consolation. It is a blessing, too, to know that these posts have helped a lot of you in your individual grief or that you’ve got handed these prayers on to others you knew may profit from them. After this submit, I am going to be returning to content material you are extra accustomed to discovering right here. Allow us to all proceed to wish for each other!
Hope means hoping when issues are hopeless
– or it’s no advantage in any respect…
So long as issues are actually hopeful,
hope is mere flattery or
platitude;
it’s only when all the pieces is hopeless
that hope begins to be
a energy.
– G. Ok. Chesterton
Be my hope, Lord,
be my hope…
Be my hope for mild
after I’m completely at nighttime…
Be my hope for serenity
within the midst of my misery…
Be my hope for tomorrow
after I’m caught in yesterday…
Be my hope for therapeutic
in physique, thoughts and soul…
Be my hope for pleasure
when unhappiness overwhelms me…
Be my hope for understanding
after I’m misplaced in confusion…
Be my hope for grace
after I’m tempted to sin…
Be my hope for pardon
when I’ve sinned – and sinned once more…
Be my hope for knowledge
after I’m misplaced in foolishness…
Be my hope for assist
after I concern there’s none…
Be my hope in religion
after I’m misplaced doubtful…
Be my hope for love
after I’m most alone…
Be my hope for hope
when all my hope is gone…
Lord Jesus, be my manner, my reality, my life:
Lord Jesus, be my hope!
Lord Jesus, hear my prayer!
Defend me, Lord, whereas I am awake
and watch over me whereas I sleep
that awake I’d hold watch with you
and asleep, relaxation in your peace…
Amen.
