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Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all that he himself is doing; and greater works than these will he show him, that you may marvel. John 5:19-20 |
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Holy Spirit, at creation's first dawn you came forth to give form and life to all; hear me at the beginning of this new day. Shape my life today in the image of Christ; let nothing unpleasant be found in me. Illumine my life's horizon with your light; dispel all darkness from my mind and soul; light the fire of love in my heart; and be the light I radiate today and every day of my life. Brian Moore, SJ 20th century |
Universal Pastor, my Father, bestow Your graces upon me, so that my heart may be a worthy altar upon which You are always loved, worshiped and glorified. Lord God Almighty, my precious Love, thank You for being the strength of my heart. Our Father, Who art in heaven, Whose name is hallowed, extend to all mankind Your goodness and grace, so that all may be sanctified. My Maker, my precious Father, Who is infinitely wise, let me be guided by your Holy Spirit, so that I may become a servant of Thy people. Ruler of my heart, You are my goal and my fulfillment; please tenaciously pursue me, powerfully seize me, and never free me, until I give myself entirely to You. My Father of measureless love, sweet love of my being, I am sorry I did not respond to the sorrowful events of my life with full acceptance of Your will. Transcendent Father, ever-present splendor of the ages, the angels and the saints adore You; I also humbly worship Your greatness. |
The world Is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared. with toil; And wears man's smudge and shares man's smell: the soil. Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod. And for all this, nature is never spent; There lives the dearest freshness deep down things; And though the lost lights off the black West went. Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, Springs. Because the Holy Ghost over the bent World broods with warm breast and ah! bright wings. Gerard Manley Hopkins 19th century |
Sovereign Eternal Father, Who is all perfect, and Who knows of my imperfect life and my sinfulness, I rely on Your love, mercy and grace to lift me to holiness, so that I may be welcomed by You in heaven. Loving Father God, compassionate beyond comparison, quickly come to the assistance of Your little ones, the suffering children of the world. My compassionate Father, Source of hope for all living beings, I bring my loved ones, living and dead, to You for Your compassionate care. Immortal Father, my wondrous love, I know how much You love me for You asked Your beloved Son to bear His ignominious cross for my redemption. Adonai, my Lord, my Father of incomprehensible Wisdom, I love You with all my being. Great King of Heaven and Earth, Father of relief to the needy, send Your wisdom to those who would create wars and destruction; let Your light of peace descend upon the world. Lord of mercy, my Father, please help unrepentant sinners, especially those close to death. |
Took my daily walk at 4 p.m. today in 89° of frost... I paused to listen to the silence.... The day was dying, the night being born--but with great peace. Here were imponderable processes and forces of the cosmos, harmonious and soundless. Harmony, that was it!... It was enough to catch that rhythm, momentarily to be myself a part of it. In that instant I could feel no doubt of man's oneness with the universe. The conviction came that the rhythm was too orderly, too harmonious, too perfect to be a product of blind chance--that, therefore, there must be purpose in the whole and that man was part of that whole and not an accidental off-shoot. It was a feeling that transcended reason; that went to the heart of man's despair and found A it groundless. Admiral Byrd describes the following experience in the Antarctic In 1934 |
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be. Bound each to each by natural piety. William Wordsworth 19th Century |
For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it a chaos, he formed it to be inhabited!): "I am the LORD, and there is no other. Isaiah 45:18 |
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Creator, my Father, You are the source of nature; I implore You to assist mankind in the preservation of Your astounding works of creation. Benevolent Father, Who showers all blessings on every living thing You have created, let all living things live again happily with You in Paradise. |
A Prayer in Spring Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today; And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest; keep us here All simply in the springing of the year. Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white, Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night; And make us happy in the happy bees, They swarm dilating round the perfect trees. And make us happy in the darting bird That suddenly above the bees is heard, The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill, And off a blossom in mid air stands still. For this is love and nothing else is love, To which it is reserved for God above To sanctify to what far ends he will, But which it only needs that we fulfill. Robert Frost 19th Century |
THE ETERNAL SILENCE OF THOSE BOUNDLESS SPACES STRIKES AWE INTO MY SOUL. BLAISE PASCAL 17TH CENTURY |