Psalms
present with the prisoner
Affectionate seeking
Lord, my heart is before you.
I try, but by myself I can do nothing;
do what I cannot.
Admit me into the inner room of your love.
I ask, I seek, I knock.
You have made me ask,
make me receive;
you have enabled me to seek,
enable me to find.
You have taught me to knock,
open to my knock…
reaching up
un-hide my soul
anguish
affectionate kneeling
Divine help
Jesus, I feel within me
a great desire to please you
but, at the same time,
I feel totally incapable of doing this
without your special light and help,
which I can expect only from you.
Accomplish your will within me –
even in spite of me. Continue reading
for government
O God, almighty Father,
King of kings and Lord of all our rulers,
grant that the hearts and minds
of all who go out as leaders before us,
the statesmen, the judges,
the men of learning, and the men of wealth,
may be so filled with “the love of thy laws,”
and of that which is righteous and life-giving,
that they may serve as wholesome salt of the earth
and be worthy servants of thy good and perfect gifts;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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King of kings and Lord of all our rulers,
grant that the hearts and minds
of all who go out as leaders before us,
the statesmen, the judges,
the men of learning, and the men of wealth,
may be so filled with “the love of thy laws,”
and of that which is righteous and life-giving,
that they may serve as wholesome salt of the earth
and be worthy servants of thy good and perfect gifts;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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hiding place
The birds have their nests
and the foxes their holes.
But you were homeless, Lord Jesus,
with nowhere to rest your head.
And yet you were a hiding-place
where sinners could flee.
I hide myself under your wings,
and your wings cover the multitude of my sins.
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