There are words we say every time we celebrate Mass and those oft repeated prayers can easily become rote. But there's one prayer we offer at every Mass (right after the Lord's Prayer) that never fails to stop me in my tracks: its words are so real - and always urgent... t's a prayer I just can't get enough of!
Deliver us, Lord, from every evil
and grant us peace in our own day;
in your mercy, keep us free from sin
and safe from all distress...
Every time we gather at your table, Lord,
we pray for and we ask for a lot:
• deliverance from every evil
• peace - right now
• freedom from sin
• and a place safe from all distress...
As this day ends, Lord, I'm thinking
we might, we should pray these words
every night...
Those four petitions sum up so well
so much of what we need from you,
so much of what we long for:
the deliverance and peace
the freedom and safety
that only you can offer,
that only you can give...
Tonight, Lord, I pray you keep us free from evil:
the evil of war, poverty and racism;
the evil of consumerism, greed and selfishness;
the evil that masquerades as virtue;
the evil of everyday assaults
on the dignity of human life...
Deliver us, Lord, from every evil...
And tonight I pray
for peace in our own day, Lor,
the peace that only you can give:
peace in our world and in our nation,
in our communities and in our streets;
peace in our families and in our homes;
peace in our minds and hearts and souls;
peace with you, Lord
- and peace with ourselves...
Graciously grant us peace, Lord,
in our own days - even now...
And tonight I pray
that you keep us free from sin, Lord:
free from temptation and its wily ways;
free from sin that becomes a habit;
free from sins of omission and silence;
free from the sins we deny and hide;
free from the sin of all that keeps us
from loving you and our neighbor...
Keep us free from sin, Lord...
And tonight, Lord, I pray
that you keep us safe from all distress:
the distress of worry, doubt and fear;
the distress of disease, illness and pain;
the distress of tyranny, terrorism and war;
the distress of anxiety, depression and grief;
the distress of hunger, homelessness and want;
the distress of discouragement, loneliness and despair...
Keep us safe from all distress, Lord...
I know, Lord - I'm praying for, I'm asking a lot!
But this is what we need
and you are all we have;
you're the source of every blessing,
you're our best and only hope!
With humble hearts we pray, Lord,
for the grace that's yours to give:
the grace to help us turn from evil;
whenever, wherever, however we meet it;
the grace to work for justice,
the justices whose harvest is peace;
the grace to turn from away sin
and follow the path
of your wisdom, your word and your truth...
Deliver us, Lord, from every evil
and grant us peace in our own day;
in your mercy, keep us free from sin
and safe from all distress...
Protect us, Lord, while we're awake
and watch over us as we sleep
that awake, we might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
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Good Lord, good Lord
Good Lord, deliver us
Good Lord, good Lord
Good Lord, deliver us
From the merchants in the temple
And the worship of our greed
From the whisper of the tempter
"We shall take more than we need"
From the chains of wealth and plunder
From our avarice and pride
From the ever-growing hunger
From our vanity and strife
Good Lord, good Lord
Good Lord, deliver us
Good Lord, good Lord
Good Lord, deliver us
From our constant quest for power
Over all that we survey
From the lies that we devour
From the fears we cannot face
Come and save us from our demons
Come and strip away our hate
Come on, Lord, restore our reason
Come on, Christ, the time is late
Good Lord, good Lord
Good Lord, deliver us
Good Lord, good Lord
Good Lord, deliver us
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