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Celtic Prayer

Family,

Praying in the Midst of Grief

For my friends and family who are grieving, a Caim prayer from the book Celtic Daily Prayer:

This night and every night
seems infinite with questions,
and sleep as elusive
as answers.

Pain and longing are always present,
dulled only a little
by the distractions of day.
I am weary; I am weary.
I am confused.

Circle me, Lord.
Keep despair and disillusion without.
Bring a glimmer within.

Circle me, Lord;
keep nightmare without.
Bring moments of rest within.

Circle me, Lord;
keep bitterness without.
Bring an occasional sense
of Your presence within.…

Random Thoughts,

Thanksgiving Prayer

A prayer for your Thanksgiving Day ….

Bless, O Lord,Celtic Cross Fall Colors
this food we are about to eat;
and we pray you, O God,
that it may be good
for our body and soul;
and, if there is any poor creature
hungry or thirsty walking the road,
may God send them in to us
so that we can share the food with them,
just as Christ shares His gifts
with all of us.
Amen.

Graces, from Celtic Daily Prayer

Sabbatical,

Lord, have mercy!

I’m heading out of town tomorrow for some solitude. Or as friends in the past have described it, my “leave me the hell alone” time. Hopefully I’ll update this blog with whatever thoughts come my way.

In the meantime, I wanted to share something from the “Celtic Daily Prayers” that I’m reading as a daily devotional. There is a liturgical responsive reading that is done each morning. Here is a portion of it:

Who is it that you seek?
We seek the Lord our God.
Do you seek Him with all your heart?
Amen. Lord, have mercy.
Do you seek …

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The House of the Lord

My month long break begins today. Hallelujah!

For the last month and for the month to come, I’ve been working through prayers and readings in the book “Celtic Daily Prayer”. The Morning Prayer begins like this:

One thing I have asked of the Lord,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life;
to behold the beauty of the Lord
and to seek Him in His temple.

This comes from Psalm 27:4. I love this start because it expresses the foundation of this sabbatical month. Dwelling in the …

Random Thoughts, Sabbatical,

Devotional

I’ve been reading through Celtic Daily Prayer this month, and the devotional for September 19 struck me. No commentary to add…just read and enjoy the words:

O Son of Mary,
how wonderful
Your friendliness to me!
How deep! How unchanging!
Help me to pass it on.

Help me to find my happiness
in my acceptance
of what is Your purpose for me:
in friendly eyes; in work well done;
in quietness born of trust;
and, most of all,
in the awareness
of Your presence in my spirit.

Come, Lord Jesus, come as King.
Rule in our minds: come as peace.…