Pause for Prayer: FRIDAY 12/8

Are you old enough to remember this line from the old Ivory Soap ads?  99 44/100% pure!
Today's Pause for Prayer for the feast of the Immaculate Conception which celebrates the purity of the Virgin Mary.
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The dictionary defines pure as
    authentic
    bright
    natural
    total
    unalloyed
    plain
    real
    simple
    transparent
    true
    unadulterated
    clear
    complete
    fair
    flawless…

O Lord!

Would that these words described me and my purity

but I fail in so many ways

in living out what these words describe...

I will never be as pure as your Mother, Lord,

but I can pray to be more pure than I have been,

more pure than I am... 

 

Help me be more pure, Lord, 

    in my thoughts,

    in my speech,

    in my deeds,

    in my motives,

    in my intentions,

    in my relationships,

    in my imagination,

    in my desires,

    in my dreams, 

    in my hopes,

    in my ambition,

    in my choices,

    in my  will,

    in my heart,

    in my vision,

    in my love of you, O God,

    in my love of my neighbor

    and in my love of my self...

That’s a lot of purity to pray for, Lord!

When I start to think it's too much,

when I think I can't do it, 

help me remember the angel's word to Mary:

Nothing is impossible with God!

Amen.

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