Pause for Prayer: SUNDAY 3/20

I pray today, Lord, 

for a deep quiet in my heart and mind,

    that sweet stillness of your presence where, 

    without a word,

    your heart speaks to mine 

    and mine to yours...  

Give me a heart blessed

    with the silence of your presence,

    the grace of your peace,

    your gentle power to calm my fears

    and soothe my troubled soul...

 

Help me make time to be with you

    in my heart of hearts,

to find the silent place within 

    where your heart beats in mine,

    pulsing steady, strong and true...

When my heart's heavy with its problems,

    my mind confused, my thoughts unclear;

when my soul is sick with hurt and fear

    and the noise within is roaring:

help me find your healing presence 

    deep inside, embedded in that blessed peace 

    that's only yours to give...

Help me lay down my burdens 
   in a grotto of prayer

as I walk the holy ground

    where you, in patience, 

    wait to welcome me:

    to calm my anxious spirit

    and relieve me of my fears...

Refresh, renew, restore my heart, O Lord:

    give me a heart prepared to  meet you,
    a heart refreshed by mercy and your pardon,
    a heart renewed by hope to lift me up,
    a heart restored with confidence and courage,
    a heart whose silence waits your quiet presence
      and the stillness of the peace you always bring...    

Come, meet me in my prayer:
    in the silence, in my pain,  

    in the quiet, in my doubt, 

    in the stillness, in my fear:

give me a new heart, Lord,

    and put a new and steadfast spirit in my soul... 

 

Amen.

 

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