A PRAYER CARD FOUND IN A CHURCH


To help you use 5 minutes in prayer

Be quite still for a few minutes and bring into your mind the fact that you are with the God who created the whole world; the beauty of sunshine and children; the power of the wind; and the peace of this church.

Now think of the cross and remember that you are with God who made you and loves you.

Now say this prayer, pausing at the end of each line:

LORD. Overshadow me with Thy Spirit;
Banish distraction, inattention, coldness;
Make mine eyes to see, mine ears too hear,
my tongue to speak, my soul to be still;
And then be merciful to my prayer,
and to me, a sinner;
for Christs’s sake.



If you are conscious of particular sins:

Remember that God is faithful to forgive our sins and say:

Humbly and sorrowfully I crave Thy forgiveness;
For every weakening thought to which my mind has roamed,
For every word spoken in hastiness or passion,
For every failure of self-control,
For this .... and this .... and this ....
And grant that as the days go by,
Thy Spirit may more and more rule in my heart,
giving me victory over these and all other sinful ways,
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.



If there is something you wish to thank God for:

Remember that God wants to hear a thankful person and say:

I give thee most humble and hearty thanks
For all Thy goodness and loving kindness to me
Especially for this .... and this .... and this ....
And grant that I may show forth Thy praise
Not only with my lips but with my life
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
If you are in trouble or worried:

Remember the promise of Jesus, ‘I am with you always’ and say:

I am distressed, O Lord and bitterly downcast
Because ....................................
Though I know so little, help me to go on believing
in Thy love when I cannot understand,
And when the path of reason is darkened
Let the light of faith shine in my heart.



If you know someone who needs your prayers:

Remember that God wants to use you as a channel of his love, and say:

To Thy loving guardianship, O Holy Father,
I commend all those who are dear to me
Especially ................ and .................
Be in every sore heart, every sticken home,
beside every bed of pain
giving to all the blessing of Thy peace
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.



Before you leave say:

So let me, O Lord, be with Thee, and be happy.
May my very life be the vision of Thyself
And every sense and member and breath
Wait upon Thy word and run upon Thy service
My Lord and my God.