Category Archives: Through All Times

Gracious and Merciful God

By Lisa Terneus | Published: May 6, 2010

Gracious and merciful God,

As I cry,
May my tears turn me to your greatness
May my sobs echo in my openness for you
Grant me not contentment with life’s difficulties,
But let my weeping drive me to a deeper acceptance of your eternal love

As I laugh,
May my giggles fall into rhythm with the beating of your heart
May my smiles wade wide and deep as your blessings,
Grant me not eternal bliss,
But let my joy be a reflection of your love for all creation

As I cry, remind me that my weeping will stop and I will smile again.
Keep me close and dry my tears with your love

As I laugh, let me share my happiness with all your creation
Let me use your love to dry the tears of those who cry

By: Corinne Char, Student

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Encompass my Life

By Lisa Terneus | Published: April 5, 2010

Lord,

Encompass my life.
Let me breathe You in the air,
feel You in the wind,
taste You in my food,
and touch You in every action.

Finding You in all things is my greatest want and best help.

May I see You everywhere and in everyone, at all times,
and be reminded that You call out to me,
that You seek me,
and that You love me.

Fill me with Your unique and supreme grace.
Grant me the tools I require
to carry out Your will,
as well as the peace and courage
to live out the noble vocation to which I am called.

Bless me, Lord. Bless my family, bless my friends, bless my acquaintances, bless my enemies, and bless all those who need Your presence in their lives.

You are all goodness. Fill our world with the greatest energy that is Your love.

Amen.

By: Katherine Colborn, student at Xavier University

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Remember…

By Lisa Terneus | Published: March 30, 2010

Remember:
The will of God will never take you
Where the grace of God cannot keep you,
Where the arms of God cannot support you,
Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs,
Where the power of God cannot endow you.
The will of God will never take you
Where the spirit of God cannot work through you,
Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you,
Where the army of God cannot protect you,
Where the hands of God cannot mold you.
The will of God will never take you
Where the love of God cannot enfold you,
Where the mercy of God cannot sustain you,
Where the peace of God cannot calm your fears,
Where the authority of God cannot overrule for you.
The will of God will never take you
Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears,
Where the Word of God cannot feed you,
Where the miracles of God cannot be done for you,
Where the omnipresence of God cannot find you.

- Author Unknown
Submitted by: Elizabeth Winchester, University Audit Services

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A New Serenity Prayer, for those aching to repair the world

By Lisa Terneus | Published: March 26, 2010

Grant me the empathy to understand what I do not know firsthand, and to act even when the crisis is remote and overwhelming.
Grant me the clarity to know my own strengths; the strength to detach my private needs; the peace to go inward and restore my sanity.
Grant me the wisdom to know when, and how, to respond to the world’s need.

By: Jeannette Cooperman, Alum

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I thank You for this day

By Lisa Terneus | Published: March 25, 2010

Oh God, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I am blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thoughts that was not pleasing to You.

I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear form You. Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things. Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over and its the best response when I am pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I cannot pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak…Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and can’t find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don’t know You intimately. I pray for those that don’t believe.

But I thank you that I believe. I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight.
I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them.

Submitted by: Karen Arruda
SLU Medical Center
Author: Unknown

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