Today's Prayer

Mom's a bit better--so thanks for the prayers.

Let us pray today for those who struggle with family problems. People who are facing divorce, difficult children, financial burdens, foreclosures and unemployment.

May God bring them closer to one another and remind them of their love for each other and their commitment to doing God's will by loving when it's not particularly easy to do just that.

Amen.

For what else shall we pray?

Today's Prayer

I've been meaning to be a bit more forthcoming about some things in my life on this blog and I usually don't reveal all that much about my personal life here but here's a bit of prayer for today about something that is weighing heavy on my mind:

Dearest Lord,

Please watch over my mother today and for the next few weeks. She's got a pretty bad stomach disorder and the doctors are trying to keep her from being in pain while the figure out what is going on. Keep my father, her caregiver from stress and anxiety. Bless my sister who runs from work to be with her and bless me who sits in uncertainty today. Bless her doctors who are trying to find what ails her and guide their minds and hands to be the healers that they are.

Bless all those who deal with illness today and for those who have nobody to pray for them. Amen.

And for what else shall we pray?

For What Else Shall We Pray?

I'd like to start a daily regimen of prayer on the blog and hope that y'all will add your prayers in the comments section so we can all pray as a blog community.

I'd like to ask prayers for:

A friend's sister who recently went through a divorce.
All the couples on our recent retreat.
People with mental illnesses.
Fr. James Keenan, SJ
Joe
Abigail
Healing from a broken relationship with a colleague.
Understanding and patience
Our Jewish brothers and sisters
Fr. Frank Diskin, CSP

Oh God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, has instructed the hearts of the faithful grant that by the same spirit we may come what to know what is right and rejoice with the truth. May this same Holy Spirit allow me and all of us to seek peace without our own prejudices blocking our minds. Amen.