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Lord, we thank you for the inspiration and challenges you have given us. We need greater insight into ourselves and the way we look at others around us. May we enflesh the spirit of Jesus and reach out to every person without measuring or judging by external standards. Help us to reach beyond our blindness, so that we can rejoice in the new hope and courage you give us to accept you as the Lord of our lives and to live your message day by day. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen. Adapted from The Word on Campus © RENEW International. Tags: blindness, catholic RENEW program, dignity, Jesus Christ, Lent, light of the world, renew catholic program, RENEW International |
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God of life, and giver of all that is good,
give us an unquenchable thirst for the things that matter; for faith and for meaning in our lives; for hope in a better world filled with your justice and peace; for a spirit of committed love that knows how to share itself. Generously give us all these through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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Loving God,
open our eyes to our need to hear that we are your beloved daughters and sons. May we become conscious that you are the God who cares for us, the God interested in our well-being, and that you walk with us always giving us the inspiration to make the right decisions in our lives. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen. |
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Lord, we see that your Son, Jesus, was fully human
and was tempted like any of us. His example of saying no to evil and making the right choices is a challenge to us to do the same. Give us the courage to choose what is right, healthy, and helpful and to avoid what is unhealthy and destructive. Help us thus to be shining examples of goodness and kindness to others. Amen. |
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As we begin this important journey of faith, Lord
we pray for your presence and wisdom. Help us to recognize that you are the Lord of our life and destiny. Inspire us to make life-giving choices and avoid voices contrary to your message. Give us the wisdom to discern the truth in the midst of temptations, and the strength to act on this truth. Amen. |
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Dear God,
I give you thanks that I am made in your image and likeness. Help me to be aware of your presence in all your people. Give me the courage to treat all as I would treat Jesus. I ask that your Holy Spirit open my heart and teach me about your love and my need to love others. I truly desire to live Jesus’ commands, but am painfully aware that I cannot do it without the help of your Spirit. I ask this through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. |
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God of earth, sea, and sky,
God of plants, animals, and persons, you alone have power over life and death. Cleanse my heart of all feelings of revenge. Change my heart of stone to a heart of flesh so that I may recognize your image in all persons, regardless of their deeds. I make my prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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Father, I come before you
with a desire to grow in love. Through your Son Jesus, send your Holy Spirit to enlighten my mind and open my heart, to grant me wisdom, hope, and peace. May the Holy Spirit help me grow in gifts of discernment, knowledge, and compassion so that I may serve you more completely. May this same Spirit help me be present to others, responding to the Good News of your Son. May my actions reflect his gospel of love, today and always. Amen. |
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Jesus,
you are the light that pierces the darkness. Open our hearts to encounter your presence, and to recognize your divine Spirit among us. Give us the courage to seek you and boldly proclaim the Good News. Transform us into faithful disciples that we might bear the light of Christ in the darkest places of our world. We ask this prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen. |
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Father,
you come to us in our ordinary moments to awaken us and call us toward a new reality not of our own making. Help me to be willing to let go of what I seem to control in order to be claimed as a disciple of your Son. Let me have a share in your liberating and transforming ministry through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. |
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Loving Father,
help us to appreciate better the great gift of our own baptism. May our renewed awareness of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives encourage us to act more compassionately and lovingly. This we ask in your name. Amen. |
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O Father,
may we come to life in the dangerous waters of baptism. May we find breath in the brooding Spirit enveloping us. May we hear your heavenly voice call us by name and bestow on us you favor and dignity. May we become a new creation filled with vulnerable power. May we go forth renewed as your sons and daughters. Amen. |
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You Magi, pray that we might see God
revealed in the cosmos as you did. You Searchers, pray that we might act on what we see and move into the unknown full of wonder as you did. You Questioners, pray that we might pore over our tradition seeking to interpret anew what has been handed down to us, so that the surprising novelty of God might be revealed. You Faithful Ones, pray that we might pursue the star in our lives as you did until it leads us to the Christ who is God-with-us. You Listeners to Angels, pray that we might resist evil as you did and not cooperate in the violence and cruelty that attempt to destroy the life and love of God present among us. You Magi, pray for us who seek Christ in wonder, majesty, and awe as you did. Amen. |
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Joseph, you led your young family
from your house to a strange land as you fled death and violence. Pray for us when we must step into the unknown in order to preserve or defend our families. Mary, you comforted Jesus and strengthened Joseph as you held your family together in the midst of confusion and fear. Pray for us when we face difficulties that rise up suddenly to threaten our families. Jesus, you joined us in this life and ran all the risks we do and experienced yourself as vulnerable and weak. Fill us with your power so we will live our lives in solidarity with you and our families. Amen. |
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All-powerful God,
Your eternal Word took flesh when the Virgin Mary placed her life at your service. Lift our minds and hearts in watchful hope to hear the voice which announces the coming of Jesus in glory. May we be open to the Holy Spirit as Mary was, that we too may make Christ present to our hurting world. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. |
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