I’ve realized that there is one thing that can make a difference in our prayers: to pray with hope. Without hope, we pray as though we are merely trying to relay our woes, as though we are alone. With hope, our prayer becomes alive, they become empowered! We pray as though we have already received the blessings we’re praying for, and our hearts are filled with gratitude as our mouths are filled with praise. God be merciful and give us the hope we need to lift our hearts in prayer.
If I can only keep one true moment of love, I’d have enough to live in joy for all eternity. – Jocelyn Soriano
I thank you Lord, for all the moments filled with love that you have blessed me with throughout my lifetime. Thank you for filling my heart with incomparable happiness. Thank you for allowing me to see what’s truly beautiful and pure.
I have not yet reached heaven, but even here, you have given me a glimpse of my true home. You have allowed me to see a reflection of your face. You have loved me, and you gave me a chance to love you back. May I never waste a single moment of grace, and may I always treasure all your gifts within my heart.
For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God… – 1 Thessalonians 3:9, WEB
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you. – Psalm 9:10, WEBBE
Lord, I do not know how to face this situation. I feel also that I neither have the strength nor the courage for it. By myself, I shall fall. So I entrust to you everything. In your wisdom and strength. In your mercy and love. Help me to face what I’m going through according to your will. Let me do the right thing. Keep me from hurting others or from harming my own soul. I offer to you everything – every pain, every fear, every weakness that I have. I cling to you each moment. May your grace sustain me through it all and may your love ever be before me, a light that shines even through my darkest night.
“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.” – John 14:1, WEBBE
Come, Holy Spirit,
send forth the heavenly
radiance of your light.
Come, father of the poor,
come, giver of gifts,
come, light of the heart.
Greatest comforter,
sweet guest of the soul,
sweet consolation.
In labor, rest,
in heat, temperance,
in tears, solace.
O most blessed light,
fill the inmost heart
of your faithful.
Without your grace,
there is nothing in us,
nothing that is not harmful.
Cleanse that which is unclean,
water that which is dry,
heal that which is wounded.
Bend that which is inflexible,
fire that which is chilled,
correct what goes astray.
Give to your faithful,
those who trust in you,
the sevenfold gifts.
Grant the reward of virtue,
grant the deliverance of salvation,
grant eternal joy.
A Prayer for Humility
Lord, may I always remember that the wisest and the strongest are not always the greatest in your sight, that the richest are not always the most precious, and that the most beautiful are not always the most loved.
May I remember , too, that everything I have is yours, and at any moment, you could take them all away. Let me therefore not boast of my health, of my youth, of my standing before men, for everything can take a sudden turn and I know not what could happen in the days to come.
Protect my heart also from self-righteousness. May I remember that those who suffer now aren’t being cursed or punished, and their plight does not in any way indicate how holy they are in God’s sight. May I be reminded that even the greatest sinners today may repent and become the holiest saints tomorrow, and that those who seem righteous now may turn their backs on God when trials come.
Let me always be humble, Lord, like a little child, not by virtue of pretense, but by simply knowing the truth. And this is the truth, that every good blessing comes from you, O God, and apart from you, I will surely wither and die.