Monday 22 October 2012
Sunday 12 August 2012
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Deep Peace
Deep Peace
Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you,
Deep peace of the shining stars to you,
Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.
Saturday 23 June 2012
Matt Harding - The Happy Dancer!
You may have seen this man a few years ago on a Visa Credit Card ad.
Friday 8 June 2012
Sunday 22 April 2012
Wonderful words to live by
Wonderful words to live by
Life is all about how you handle Plan B.
Pretending to be normal day after day makes you very tired and boring.
It's okay to take risks, but take them with enthusiasm.
Anyone who says they don't need a friend just hasn't found a good one yet.
When life becomes a roller coaster, sit in the front seat, throw your hands in the air and enjoy the ride.
When life gives you a second chance, take it.
Trust your crazy ideas.
Wish, hope, dream - then make it happen.
Expect miracles.
Laugh.
Forever, for always, believe in yourself and trust in God.
(Modified from work by Suzy Toronto.)
Life is all about how you handle Plan B.
Pretending to be normal day after day makes you very tired and boring.
It's okay to take risks, but take them with enthusiasm.
Anyone who says they don't need a friend just hasn't found a good one yet.
When life becomes a roller coaster, sit in the front seat, throw your hands in the air and enjoy the ride.
When life gives you a second chance, take it.
Trust your crazy ideas.
Wish, hope, dream - then make it happen.
Expect miracles.
Laugh.
Forever, for always, believe in yourself and trust in God.
(Modified from work by Suzy Toronto.)
Saturday 14 April 2012
Becoming an instrument of God
Father, make me an instrument of your Peace---
Where there is hatred, let me show love.
Where there is injury, let me give pardon.
Where there is doubt, let me have faith.
Where there is darkness, let me spread light.
Where there is sadness, help me find joy!
Allow me everyday to see the truth through all illusion
Give me the strength to follow your guidance
Give me the wisdom to understand the signs
Give me the courage to do what is needed
Lead me my Father to my personal destiny
Make me an instrument of change
Show me the way.
Open my eyes so I may see your face in every man and woman
Open my heart so I may feel the love for everyone and every thing
Open my ears so I may hear your voice in every song and noise
Allow me Father to understand the deeper mysteries of life
To use what I have learnt to bring light into darkness
To bring compassion into cruelty
To bring wisdom into confusion
Give me the strength to follow my heart
In the face of all conflict and adversity
To love above all else.
To go beyond my mortal mind.
Grant that I may not so much seek To be understood,
as to understand, To be loved, as to love.
Then, miracle shall follow miracle
And wonders shall never cease!
I begin this day by remembering
the sound and feeling of the One Being
The wellspring of love
And I affirm that the next thing I experience
Shimmers with the light of the whole universe...
Thank you Father for this day
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
~Shafin de Zane
(Inspired by the prayer of Francesco Bernadone of Assisi)
We thank you, dearest Lord
For this new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends.
For everything your goodness sends,
We thank you, dearest Lord.
Amen.
(Taken from Prayers for Special Help)
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends.
For everything your goodness sends,
We thank you, dearest Lord.
Amen.
(Taken from Prayers for Special Help)
Saturday 10 March 2012
Morning Bright
The morning bright
With rosy light
Has woken me from sleep;
Father, I own
Your love alone
Your little one does keep.
All through the day,
I humbly pray,
Be my Guard and Guide;
My sins forgive
And let me live,
Jesus, near Your side.
Amen.
(Taken from Simple Short Prayers.)
With rosy light
Has woken me from sleep;
Father, I own
Your love alone
Your little one does keep.
All through the day,
I humbly pray,
Be my Guard and Guide;
My sins forgive
And let me live,
Jesus, near Your side.
Amen.
(Taken from Simple Short Prayers.)
An Irish Prayer
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
(Taken from Simple Short Prayers.)
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
(Taken from Simple Short Prayers.)
Monday 5 March 2012
Monday 20 February 2012
Friday 10 February 2012
A Prayer for Friendship
A Prayer for Friendship
Help me, O God, to be
A good and true friend.
To be always loyal, and
Never to let my friends down;
Never to talk about them behind
Their backs in a way in which I
Would not do before their faces;
Never to betray a confidence or
Talk about the things about which
I ought to be silent;
Always to be ready to share
Everything I have;
To be as true to my friends
As I would wish them to be to me.
This I ask for the sake of
You who are the greatest and the truest of all friends,
For your love’s sake,
Amen.
(Taken from Turn Back To God)
Help me, O God, to be
A good and true friend.
To be always loyal, and
Never to let my friends down;
Never to talk about them behind
Their backs in a way in which I
Would not do before their faces;
Never to betray a confidence or
Talk about the things about which
I ought to be silent;
Always to be ready to share
Everything I have;
To be as true to my friends
As I would wish them to be to me.
This I ask for the sake of
You who are the greatest and the truest of all friends,
For your love’s sake,
Amen.
(Taken from Turn Back To God)
Friday 27 January 2012
The Beatitudes
The Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Sunday 22 January 2012
Prayer for the New Year
Click on the prayer to view it full-screen.
(Taken from the CEVN prayer of the week website.)
Spirit of God
Spirit of God
Spirit of God,
you are the breath of creation,
the wind of change
that blows through our lives,
opening us up to new dreams and new hopes,
new life in Jesus Christ.
you are the breath of creation,
the wind of change
that blows through our lives,
opening us up to new dreams and new hopes,
new life in Jesus Christ.
Forgive us our closed minds
which barricade themselves
against new ideas,
preferring the past
to what you might want to do through us tomorrow.
which barricade themselves
against new ideas,
preferring the past
to what you might want to do through us tomorrow.
Forgive our closed eyes
which fail to see the needs of your world,
blind to opportunities of service and love.
which fail to see the needs of your world,
blind to opportunities of service and love.
Forgive our closed hands
which clutch our gifts and our wealth
for our own use alone.
which clutch our gifts and our wealth
for our own use alone.
Forgive us our closed hearts
which limit our affections to ourselves
and our own.
which limit our affections to ourselves
and our own.
Spirit of new life,
forgive us and break down
the prison walls of our selfishness,
that we might be open to your love
and open for the service of your world,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
forgive us and break down
the prison walls of our selfishness,
that we might be open to your love
and open for the service of your world,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
(Taken from Education for Justice)
Saturday 21 January 2012
A True Story
One day a son asks his father: "Daddy, will you run the marathon with me?"
The father answers yes and both run their first marathon together.
One day, the son asks his father if he wants to run the marathon with him again and the father answers yes.
They both run the marathon together again.
Then one day the son asks his father: "Daddy, will you run the Ironman with me?"
The Ironman is the toughest. It requires a 4km swim, 180km biking and 42km
running.
The father says yes again.
This all sounds easy...but check this video.
The father answers yes and both run their first marathon together.
One day, the son asks his father if he wants to run the marathon with him again and the father answers yes.
They both run the marathon together again.
Then one day the son asks his father: "Daddy, will you run the Ironman with me?"
The Ironman is the toughest. It requires a 4km swim, 180km biking and 42km
running.
The father says yes again.
This all sounds easy...but check this video.
Prayer for Friends
A Prayer for our Friends
Lord, bless our friends today we pray,
Wherever they may be;And help them as they go their way,
To keep their trust in Thee.
Lord, hear each prayer they raise to Thee,
And dry each falling tear;
And hover over them constantly,
For treasured friends are dear.
Surround them with Thy mercy,
Lord, Protect them by Thy power;
And let them feel Thy presence,
Lord, In every lonely hour.
Stand by them when the road is steep,
And no one seems to care;
Thy arm of love around them keep,
And whisper You are there.
And give them strength to bear the cross,
As through this vale they go;
And stand by them in every loss,
That they meet here below.
And when at last the hour shall be,
That life's short journey ends;
O, let them lean the more on Thee,
And comfort these, our friends.
And open heaven's gate, dear Lord,
And let them enter there;
For heaven will be heaven,
Lord, Because our friends are there.
Amen.
(Taken from Our Catholic Prayers blog)
Animal school
A reflection about how everyone at school is different, and how these differences should be embraced, not ignored.
(Original video can be found at the Raising Small Souls website)
Prayer for Students
God of Light and Truth,
thank you for giving me
a mind that can know
and a heart that can love.
Help me to keep learning every day of my life,
for all knowledge leads to you.
Let me be aware of your presence
in all things and at all times.
Encourage me when work is difficult
and when I am tempted to give up;
encourage me when my brain seems slow
and the way forward is difficult.
Grant me the grace to put my mind to use
exploring the world you have created,
confident that in you there a wisdom
that is real.
Amen.
(Author: Charles Henderson. Taken from Godweb.org)
God of Light and Truth,
thank you for giving me
a mind that can know
and a heart that can love.
Help me to keep learning every day of my life,
for all knowledge leads to you.
Let me be aware of your presence
in all things and at all times.
Encourage me when work is difficult
and when I am tempted to give up;
encourage me when my brain seems slow
and the way forward is difficult.
Grant me the grace to put my mind to use
exploring the world you have created,
confident that in you there a wisdom
that is real.
Amen.
(Author: Charles Henderson. Taken from Godweb.org)
A Child's Prayer for Morning
A Child's Prayer for Morning
Now, before I run to play,
Let me not forget to pray
To God who kept me through the night
And waked me with the morning light.
Help me, Lord, to love thee more
Than I ever loved before,
In my work and in my play
Be thou with me through the day.
Amen.
(Author unknown. Taken from Godweb.org)
Now, before I run to play,
Let me not forget to pray
To God who kept me through the night
And waked me with the morning light.
Help me, Lord, to love thee more
Than I ever loved before,
In my work and in my play
Be thou with me through the day.
Amen.
(Author unknown. Taken from Godweb.org)
The Christmas Story
The Christmas Story by St Paul's Arts 'n' Kids (NZ)
A very cute re-enactment of the Nativity.
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