
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, Rembrandt via Wikimedia Commons
I will not let you go, O Lord, unless you bless me;
so bless me this day, this hour, this moment:
Bless my mind to discern the one thing that this day requires;
Bless my heart to remain at peace in the face of fear;
Bless my will to resist all needless distractions;
Bless my hands to do the work that you have entrusted to me;
Bless my ears to be attuned to your voice;
Bless my eyes to see the signs of your presence;
Bless my feet to go wherever you would lead me.
I pray this so that I might be
like the birds of the air
and the lilies of the field,
free of worry and secure
in the enfolding care
of my Father in heaven.
I pray this in your name.
Amen.
W, David O. Taylor, American theologian and Anglican priest
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And God is able to bless you abundantly,
so that in all things at all times,
having all that you need,
you will abound in every good work.