Saint Mary's
The Parish Church of Prittlewell

Galilee

A small space and a little time for Private Prayer 

The Lord's Prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive them that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,  the power,  and the glory,
For ever and ever.  Amen
 

Saint Augustine's  Evening Prayer:
Watch thou, dear Lord,
with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight,
and give thine angels charge over those who sleep.
Tend thy sick ones, Lord Christ.
Rest thy weary ones.
Bless thy dying ones.
Soothe thy suffering ones.
Pity thine afflicted ones.
Shield thy joyous ones.
And all, for thy love's sake.
Amen.

Mother Teresa's Prayer:
O God, we pray for all those in our world who are suffering from injustice;
For those who are discriminated against because of their race, colour or religion;
For those imprisoned for working for the relief of oppression;
For those who are hounded for speaking the inconvenient truth:
For those tempted to violence as a cry against overwhelming hardship;
For those deprived of reasonable health and education;
For those suffering from hunger and famine;
For those too weak to help themselves and who have no one else to help them:
For the unemployed who cry out for work but do not find it.
We pray for anyone of our acquaintance who is personally affected by injustice.
Forgive us, Lord, if we unwittingly share in the conditions
or in a system that perpetuates injustice.
Show us how we can serve your children and make your love practical by washing their feet.

Thomas Merton's Prayer:
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going
I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following
your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you
and I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing.
And I know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road
although I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost
and in the shadow of death, I will not fear, for you are ever with me
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.

 

Traditional Children's Bedtime Prayer:
Bless me Lord, this night I pray,
Keep me safe till dawn of day.
Bless my mother and my father,
Bless my sister and my brother.
Bless each little girl and boy,
Bless them all for heavenly joy. 
Amen.

Traditional Irish Blessing:
May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine upon your window pane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near to you and
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

See 'Links' page for link to 'World Prayers'

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