Prayers for Lent 

Rev’d  Sue Martin

Come Away

Come away from the din

Come away to the quiet fields

Over which the great sky stretches and where between us

And the stars, there lies but silence;

And there in the stillness, let us listen to the voice that is speaking within us.

Jerome K Jerome 1859 – 1927

A view of the Peddars Way, West Norfolk

Happiness is…

Happiness is to have enough for the days needs with always some to spare for those who have not.

It is to possess the love of friends and to have knowledge that all is well with them.

It is to live in peace

M. Aumonier

Happiness is as a butterfly

which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp,

but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Nathaniel Hawthorne  1804 – 1864

Help along the way

Photo  from Stett Handy Group

Make us worthy Lord,

To serve our fellow brothers and sisters

Throughout the world who live and die

In poverty and hunger

Give them, through your hands

this day their daily bread,

And by our understanding love

Give peace and joy.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

The Best Way…

The best way out is always through.

Robert Frost 1874 – 1963

Cross at the bottom of the steps to Eglisia Paroquial, Arta Mallorca

Greeting

Set out! You were born for the road

Set out! You have a meeting to keep.

Where? With whom?

You don’t yet know

Perhaps with yourself?

Set out! Your steps will be your words

the road your song

the weariness your prayer.

And at the end

your silence will speak to you.

Set out! Alone or with others;

but get out of yourself.

You have created rivals

you will find companions.

You envisaged enemies

You will find brothers and sisters.

 

Set out! You were born for the road.

The pilgrims road

Someone is coming to meet you

is seeking you,

so that you can find him.

 

In the temple at the end of the road

In the shrine at the depths of your heart.

He is your peace

He is your jo

Go, God already walks with you.

Taken from Eglisia Paroquial , Arta Mallorca

Belief in whatever is around the corner…

Ourselves

“Be true to yourselves and let space for others beliefs.”

Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi

And beyond…

“In a world full of sound bytes and increasingly short attention spans there is a benefit in having a thought about eternity.”

Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi

Expectations

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it,but that it is too low and we reach it.” Michelangelo 1475 – 1564

Courage

O Lord, give me courage to do good things.

Give me courage to do the things I want to do

without being afraid of what other people say.

Give me courage to be different.

Amen

A child’s prayer

do different…

Our Deepest Fear

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant? Actually who are we not to be?

You are a child of the universe, your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won’t feel unsure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory that is within us.

As we let our light shine, we give permission to others to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence liberates others.

Nelson Mandela    1994 Inaugural Speech

Prayers at Christmas

A favourite prayer…..

Let there be respect for the earth Peace for its people

Love in our lives

Delight in the good

Forgiveness for past ways

And from now on

A new start.

At some time in the day or night we need to stop and reflect. To have time to think about the day, the week, our family and friends, let alone the much time given to work and relationships.

Time on our own, whether its in the car driving home, on the crowded underground, or in a quiet spot at home; it’s good to find some space and stop. We all live busy lives, complex and full of turmoil.

Prayers are even better. Sometimes we ask too much, sometimes it must be like a jungle of flack in the air that God receives the messages through. But still He listens.

He doesn’t always respond in the way you hope for or not even at the right time, but don’t give up! It does work.

A quotation from Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi… “ In a world of sound bites and increasingly short attention spans, there is a benefit in having a thought about eternity.”

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Sue Martin.

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