“Provided God is Master of all, we will be only too happy.” (SW: 211)
– St. Louise de Marillac~
– Heavenly Father, I want to give my whole life to you, yet I am afraid of what you might ask of me. Extend your hand so I can overcome my fear of the unknown. With you at my side, I will find the courage to “launch out into your deep and let the shoreline go.”
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“Evil always leaves some impression on the soul, if we do not envelop ourselves in a cloak of prayer and humility. The greatest cedars fall.”
– St. Vincent de Paul~
– It is only through prayer that I can come to know myself and ask for the graces I need to overcome sin and temptation in my life. Gift me with the humility to see that I can do nothing good without you, Lord.
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“Looking up steadily spares the pain, both of retrospection and anticipation.” (CW 1:426)
– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton~
– Lord, at times I am overwhelmed with guilt about my past actions and so filled with dread about the future; I am unable to move ahead in the here and now. Give me the grace to lay aside these negative thoughts and fill me with the confidence I need to deal with the present.
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“Rash judgments are what Jesus most reproved in the Gospel.” (CCD 2:158)
– St. Vincent de Paul~
– Lord, because I can never know the motives or interior struggles of another person, help me to avoid those thoughtless judgments I so often make about the actions of others. Forgive me for my failures in this regard.
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