Have you ever used a daily prayer book? Off and on over the last year or two, I've been using a little Lutheran prayer book (My Prayer Book) I bought for a quarter at an estate sale across the street from my house.A newer version of the book is still available. It contains morning and evening prayers for each day of the month, and prayers for Christian living, including preparation for worship; family situations; vocations; national affairs; times of illness; and table prayers
Some of the prayers in this book are better than others, but I find all of them to have a worthwhile thought or two that lead me to pray in ways I may not have otherwise considered. It's like having a friend alongside me as it stimulates new ideas and new directions for prayer.
From the Tuesday morning prayer of Week 1:
May I trust in Thy promises and ask no more than Thou hast promised. In prosperity keep my humble; in adversity keep me strong; and at all times give me a deep devotion to duty and confident trust in Thy mercy, through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen
Proving once again that prayers do not need to be Off The Cuff to be meaningful or Real.
ReplyDeleteDewey - It's not unlike the many times I've seen you use song lyrics in a communion meditation or during a prayer. Sometimes words that have been carefully crafted stick in the brain and heart where they mature and ferment into very personal and meaningful expressions of our own.
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