April 18, 2018: Remain with Me
Lord Jesus, Remembering Your Passion, may I follow where you lead, and though I may be fearful, find in You the strength I need. When I am burdened or distressed, please roll away the heavy stone so that I may feel You with me, not abandoned or alone. Risen Savior, You appeared, but unrecognized at first; when I fail to see Your face, in Your love my heart immerse. Amen.
April 17, 2018: To Recognize the Lord
Risen Savior, You appeared, though unrecognized at first. When I fail to see Your face, in Your love my heart immerse. Amen.
April 16, 2018: Prayer for Friends
Loving Father, To You, I give thanks for the Lord Jesus, sent into the world to live among us and to be a patient, understanding, and sometimes challenging friend. For my friends, I offer prayers of gratitude that we have been drawn together. With each other’s love and help, may we draw closer to You. Amen.
April 15, 2018: God by My Side
Loving Father, When I think I can do things on my own, Please help me anyway. On the other hand, When I want You to be a handyman, Fixing this or that. Please help me to accept That in Your wisdom, You wear many hats. To tell the truth, I enjoy praise now and then. Please grant me more humility. To Love You above all things Is harder than it seems. Thank you for loving me even so. Amen.
April 14, 2018: Prayer for Peace
Lord, Jesus, peace is Your gift, Though it remains at times unopened. When my cares and anxieties get in the way, Please open my heart to Your peace. Yes, peace is Your gift, But I sometimes set it aside. When I am too focused on my struggles, Please help me to let Your peace inside. Peace that is Your gift, You lovingly leave with us. When I need to forgive or ask forgiveness, Please grant me the peace of leaving sin behind. Your peace is a gift Given for the purpose of sharing. When I can give comfort or help, Please share Your peace through me. Amen.
April 13, 2018: Prayer for Acceptance
Lord, As You did during Your ministry on Earth, please help us to accept one another, for all are people meant to grow in faith as the disciples You want us to be. Amen.
April 12, 2018: Prayer to Embrace This Day
Lord Jesus, You came to make things new. I will never again be exactly as I am today; Help me to become more like You. My normal routine isn’t written in stone; Help me to be open to Your inspiration. Sometimes I wax nostalgic; Help me to embrace this day, too. Other times I struggle just to make it through; Help me to welcome Your Spirit of hope. Each day involves choices, big and small; Help me to be a sign of Your love. Amen.
April 11, 2018: In Gratitude for Friendship
Lord Jesus, friendship is Your gift. For friends who know when to challenge When to sympathize, and when to just be present , I give You thanks and praise. Through the friendship You offer me, May I find blessing, comfort in Your presence, and grace to follow Your ways. Amen.
April 10, 2018: Prayer Amidst Challenge
Lord Jesus, You made me and accept me, Yet challenge me today To grow in faith and share my beliefs As a follower of Your way. Amen.
April 09, 2018: Prayer Before Sleep
Lord Jesus, loving Shepherd, In every care and every choice, May I listen to Your voice; For You suffered on the Cross, So that Your flock would not be lost. Safe within Your watchful keep, May I fall now to restful sleep; That when the rays of dawn appear, In Your light, I shall not fear. Amen.
April 08, 2018: Prayer for Divine Mercy
Lord Jesus, Risen Savior, Born to redeem Your sheep gone astray, As a shepherd desiring that none be lost, You gave Your love and earthly life, Forgiving even as You died on the Cross. In faith, I ask for Your Divine Mercy. In humble prayer, I come before You, Undeserving of the compassion desired, For sin, although forgiven, leaves A mark upon perfect Creation defiled. In hope, I ask for Your Divine Mercy. With Easter joy that You have risen And belief that You will not abandon me, May Your words echo in my heart, Overcoming my fears and bringing peace. In love, I ask for Your Divine Mercy. Amen.
April 07, 2018: Prayer for Victims
Lord Jesus, As we look around us, There is often tragedy. May victims find hope in those Who respond compassionately. Amen.
April 06, 2018: Serving the Lord
Loving Father, Sometimes we are baffled because Your works and ways are so far above ours. Please help us to set the bar high, doing good works and serving in ways pleasing to You. Amen.
April 05, 2018: Prayer of Hope
When the ways of this world Take too much of my attention, May I look heavenward in prayer. With suffering visible around me And at times within my very self, May I find hope renewed. Amen.
April 04, 2018: Opening Doors of Faith
Lord Jesus, You came as loving Savior, Taking upon Yourself the burden of my failing. I give You thanks that You remain always To hold open the door of faith. With the Heavenly Father, all things are possible, Though at times I struggle with doubt. I give You thanks for forgiveness and hope renewed At the threshold of the door of faith. Jesus, our Good Shepherd, you were sent By the Father who desires that none be lost. I give You thanks that, even unbidden, You enter my heart through the door of faith. Lord, You have shown me the way Leading to eternal life with You. I give You thanks, for in prayer at any hour, You answer every knock on the door of faith. Amen.
April 03, 2018: For the Suffering
Lord Jesus, Please be with the suffering in their need. For those who have lost family and friends, Please give comfort in their grief; For those in need of healing from illness or injury, Please give strength. Where homes and livelihoods have been lost, Please keep the victims close in the hearts Of people who can help. Where there is fear, please grant faith. Amen.
April 02, 2018: Loving Eternally
Heavenly Father, Love shared, given and received, Becomes a treasured part of me. I give You thanks for the hope Of life in love eternally. Amen.
April 01, 2018: Prayer to the Risen Lord
Lord Jesus, Risen Savior, To You I offer joyful praise For the compassion that You give. Grateful prayer to You I raise, Who have shown me how to live. In faith, I want to follow You, Although I sometimes stumble. Please guide me as I pursue Life in You, Savior most humble. You know without my voicing Every blessing, dream, and care. With Easter hope and rejoicing, I come to You in thankful prayer. Amen.
March 31, 2018: Prayer for Holy Saturday
Lord, please help me as I seek You, Ever in need of Your guidance and graces. Where You have gone ahead of me, May I come to see what Your love embraces. Amen.
March 30, 2018: Prayer on Good Friday
Loving Savior, I come with heavy heart, for the sins You bore for me. With love You sacrificed Yourself, although I am unworthy. I come to You, who know the pain of the Passion You endured. No suffering of mine compares, O Sacred Heart most pure. I come to You with faithfulness that You hear my every prayer. For anyone hurt through my sin, I ask for Your blessing and care. Amen.
March 29, 2018: Prayer for Holy Thursday
Jesus, how should I attend to You? Please awaken in me the insight To see even small acts of kindness As ways to serve You, my Lord and Light.
March 28, 2018: Prayer for Wednesday of Holy Week
Lord Jesus, may the love that I give Reflect Your compassion for me. With gentleness of heart, may I live, Here and in heavenly glory. Amen.
March 27, 2018: Prayer for Tuesday of Holy Week
Lord, please give me patience to endure When Your timeline isn’t mine. Help me to do Your will today My life with Yours to intertwine. Amen.
March 26, 2018: Prayer for Monday of Holy Week
With the saints and angels I pray That in whatever struggles I face, I may be blessed with faithfulness, Unwavering hope, and saving grace. Amen.
March 25, 2018: Prayer for Palm Sunday
Lord Jesus, Crowds gathered to listen to Your words As You spoke in ways that changed their lives. Thank you for the echoes of your compassion, Repeating today what it means to follow You. Amen.
March 24, 2018: As One Blessed
Lord God, Through the blessings that You give to me May I respond with love to others in need. Amen.
March 23, 2018: Morning Prayer
At the dawning of this new day, Please renew in me the certainty That You desire for each a place With You for all eternity. In the light of early morning, Please reawaken Your love in me; Your compassionate outpouring, Let me show to others in need. As Your plan before me unfolds, May the glory I envision Remain within my heart to hold, For You have lived, died, and risen!
March 22, 2018: To Be One in Faith
Blessed Virgin Mary, I come to you In closeness to your beloved Son, Hoping in prayer to more clearly see How to be one in faith and communion. Amen.
March 21, 2018: For Every Opportunity
Heavenly Father, I give You thanks That in every time and circumstance You place within eternity The potential of each moment A lifetime opportunity. Amen.
March 20, 2018: Following the Lord
Lord Jesus, Recalling Your compassion, May I follow where You lead, And though I me falter at times, Find in You the strength I need. Amen.