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| Morning Coffee by George Mendoza |
Today is the 15th anniversary of my first posting a Monday Morning Offering. When I wrote the first MMO I had no intention of beginning a series but the response to that post was very positive and... so it began.
O God,
it's Monday!
A new week stretches before me:
will you walk with me this week, Lord?
Slow me down before I go too fast
and give me strength to do well
the things I really need to accomplish...
Give me the wisdom to lay aside
the things I do not need,
the cares I need not carry,
the burdens I need not bear...
Amid the worries of this week, Lord,
calm my fears,
lift my spirits,
give me rest
- and keep me in today...
Open my eyes to any way
I might lighten the burdens of others
and give me the grace and courage to offer:
my hand, my arm, my shoulder;
my heart, my support, my comfort;
my smile, my story, my love...
Show me yourself this week, Lord:
open my ears to your voice,
my eyes to your beauty,
my heart to your mercy,
my mind to your counsel,
my weary limbs to your strength,
my mouth to give you praise...
A new week stretches before me, Lord:
help me to live it
a day at a time,
in your time,
in peace...
Amen.
Even accounting for the seasonal MMOs that I post annually, the number of original Monday morning prayers is still well over 700. For many of my regular readers, my MMO is their favorite post of the week. It's a blessing and a joy to write them!
Today's MMO, then, is a re-post of the first...
O God,
it's Monday!
A new week stretches before me:
will you walk with me this week, Lord?
Slow me down before I go too fast
and give me strength to do well
the things I really need to accomplish...
Give me the wisdom to lay aside
the things I do not need,
the cares I need not carry,
the burdens I need not bear...
Amid the worries of this week, Lord,
calm my fears,
lift my spirits,
give me rest
- and keep me in today...
Open my eyes to any way
I might lighten the burdens of others
and give me the grace and courage to offer:
my hand, my arm, my shoulder;
my heart, my support, my comfort;
my smile, my story, my love...
Show me yourself this week, Lord:
open my ears to your voice,
my eyes to your beauty,
my heart to your mercy,
my mind to your counsel,
my weary limbs to your strength,
my mouth to give you praise...
A new week stretches before me, Lord:
help me to live it
a day at a time,
in your time,
in peace...
Amen.
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