Eternal God,
In the sorrow of our divided world, may we find joy in the love of Christ.
In the sorrow of inequality, may we find joy in the kindness of Christ...
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A Chaplain’s Prayer: Lord, today I will encounter those struggling with life: the lost, the weary, the lonely. Amidst their pain and despair, help me to illuminate their lives with your kindness and compassion...
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God of mercy and compassion,
We give thanks for the continued presence of your Church
in its many different forms, expressions and traditions,
at the heart of local communities,
close to home, and all around the world...
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God, as we turn to the news anticipating more headlines about pain and suffering, guard us against complacency and compassion fatigue, and strengthen our faith in your sovereignty over the world...
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Creator God, our joy is in the beauty of creation, in the splendour of nature and in
bringing well-being and peace to the lives of those we are called to serve...
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Creator God, risen Christ,
life-giving Spirit,
You weep with those who weep,
you comfort those who mourn...
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Creator God,
You breathe life into all creation;
you knit us together in our mother’s womb;
and you baptize us into one Body...
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In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease,
Still he calls, in cares and pleasures, Christian, love me more than these.” (StF 250 v. 4)
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When I put my hand on the rosary. Oh Lord!
My spirit automatically counts three decades for joy.
Thank you, Jesus!
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Christ Jesus,
sometimes I don’t know joy.
Sometimes all I know is grief
and sorrow...
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God of the hidden way and the open horizon,
gather all that is heavy and all that still holds hope...
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Lord, in our seasons of sorrow you are the source of joy. Thank you for your promise to be near to the broken-hearted and to bind their wounds...
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Holy Embrace, in our sorrow you hold us,
not imposing yourself,
but instead inviting our lament,
our honest cry from the depths of our being...
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Lord, our God,
You were human long before me.
You preceded me on earth.
Long before me, you knew hatred and forgiveness...
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Loving God,
We come before you with honest hearts, bringing both our sorrow and hope. You know the struggles we carry and the pain we find hard to put into words.
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Compassionate God, as Rachel wept for her children, so we weep for the children in areas of the world where there is no peace...
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In sorrow and in joy you meet us.
In despair and in hope,
feeling ignored or fully known...
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Holy One – far beyond our imaginings,
yet coming to meet us through Jesus – in the joy and messiness,
the hopefulness and the hardships of our lives...
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God of sorrow and joy,
we bring before you the ache of our world and the wounds of our own communities.
Hold in your tender mercy all who live with the memory of violence and loss...
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Loving God,
We acknowledge we carry both sorrow and joy in our hearts.
In moments of grief, be our comfort and our strength;
sit with us in silence when words fail,
and remind us that we are not alone...
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