EVERYDAY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS: Jun 25, 2007

Monday, June 25, 2007

Evening Prayer for the day 25/06/2007 - By William Barcalay

O God, my Father,

as I lay me down to sleep,

Relax the tension of my body;

Calm the restlessness of my mind;

Still the thoughts which worry and perplex.

Help me to rest myself

and all my problems in the clasp of Your everlasting arms.

Let Your Spirit speak to my mind and my heart while I am asleep,

so that, when I awaken in the morning,

I may find that I have received in the night time.

Light for my way;

Strength for my tasks;

Peace for my worries;

Forgiveness for my sins

Grant me sleep tonight, and tomorrow power to live.

This I ask through Jesus Christ my Lord.

Amen.

Morning Prayer for the day 25/06/2007 - By William Barcalay

O God,

help me all through today

To do nothing to worry those who love me;

To do nothing to let down those who trust me;

To do nothing to fail those who employ me;

To do nothing to hurt those who are close to me.

Help me all through this day

To do nothing which would be a cause of temptation to someone else

or which would make it easier for someone else to go wrong;

Not to discourage anyone who is doing his best;

Not to dampen anyone’s enthusiasm,

or to increase anyone’s doubts.

Help me all through this day

To be a comfort to the sad;

To be a friend to the lonely;

To be an encouragement to the dispirited;

To be a help to those who are up against it;

So grant that others may see in me something of the reflection

of the Master Jesus,

whose I am and whom I seek to serve.

This I ask for Your love’s sake.

Amen.

Apostles" Creed

I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell: The third day he rose again from the dead:He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead: I believe in the Holy Ghost: I believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints: The forgiveness of sins: The resurrection of the body: And the life everlasting. Amen.

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.