Jesus Discourses with His Disciples by James Tissot
Gospel
Forty days alone
I need to be led by you
Temptation of Jesus in Desert by William Hole via Wikimedia Commons
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pilgrimage of repentance
a father’s prayer on the martyrdom of his son
O God, we remember not only Bahram but his murderers, not because they killed him in the prime of his youth and made our hearts bleed and our tears flow, not because with this savage act they have brought further disgrace on the name of our country among the civilized nations of the world: but because through their crime we now follow more closely thy footsteps in the way of sacrifice.
Daily Bread
another Our Father
patient listening
O God, we confess to you that we do not prepare ourselves to hear your voice. We know that we are rarely attuned to you. We admit that you could shout loudly and we still might not listen to your words. We know that we don’t pray often enough. We say we don’t have time. We confess that we want immediate results. If we wax the floor, it looks shiny right away. If we sweep the basement, the sawdust vanishes. We are impatient if we don’t get results this quickly from our praying. Forgive us, O God. Help us to learn that allowing ourselves to trust you takes time and effort on our part. We pray these things in your name. Amen.
seeking God
Lord, teach us to seek you,
and reveal yourself to us when we seek you.
For we cannot seek you unless you first teach us,
nor find you except you reveal yourself to us.
Let us seek you in longing,
and long for you in seeking;
let us find you in love,
and love you in finding.
O Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
prayer & verse 
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