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| Morning Coffee by George Mendoza |
With yesterday's gospel
still in my thoughts and in my heart,
I offer you, Lord, my need, my prayer
for you to shepherd me
through all the ups and downs,
the joys and sorrows,
the temptations and grace
of every day of my life...
Shepherd me, O God, from here to there,
from where I am to where I'm meant to be,
from one moment to the next,
from today into tomorrow,
from my past into my future...
Shepherd me, O God,
from yesterday's problems
to tomorrow's solutions...
Shepherd me, O God,
from the memories I'm stuck in
to the ones I've yet to make...
Shepherd me, O God,
from all that haunts me from my past
to a future I've yet to experience...
Shepherd me, O God,
from my failings, sins and errors
to the grace of a new beginning...
Shepherd me, O God,
from daydreams and fantasies
to a life that's real and mine to lead...
Shepherd me, O God,
far from all my foolish ways
and closer to your Wisdom's path...
Shepherd me, O God,
from selfishness and greed
to a giving, generous spirit...
Shepherd me, O God,
from arrogant pride
to humble self-knowledge...
Shepherd me, O God,
from the lies I've come to believe
to the truth that sets me free...
Shepherd me, O God,
from all that's less than pure
to what's clear and clean and chaste...
Shepherd me, O God,
from my lazy habits
to work that satisfies and serves...
Shepherd me, O God,
from mindless wandering
to the path you'd have me walk...
Shepherd me, O God,
from flirting with temptation
to doing what is right...
Shepherd me, O God,
from prejudice and bias
to open understanding and acceptance...
Shepherd me, O God,
from wasting what I have
to sharing all that's mine...
Shepherd me, O God,
from hopelessness and fear
to trust and confidence in you...
Shepherd me, O God,
from feeling sorry for myself
to gratitude for all I have...
Shepherd me, O God,
from doubts that cloud my thoughts
to faith that fills my soul...
Amen.
Shepherd Me, O God by Marty Haugen
Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants,
beyond my fears, from death into life.
God is my shepherd, so nothing shall I want,
I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love,
I walk by the quiet waters of peace.
Gently you raise me and heal my weary soul,
you lead me by pathways of righteousness and truth,
my spirit shall sing the music of your Name.
Though I should wander the valley of death,
I fear no evil, for you are at my side,
your rod and your staff, my comfort and my hope.
You have set me a banquet of love in the face of hatred,
crowning me with love beyond my pow'r to hold.
Surely your kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life;
I will dwell in the house of my God forevermore.
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