Evening Prayer for the day 26/06/2007 - By William Barclay

O God, our Father,

bless those who at the day’s ending specially need Your blessings.

Bless those who are far from home and far from friends,

and who are lonely as the shadows fall.

Bless those who have made mistakes and who are sorry now.

Bless those who are sad,

and for whom loneliness is most lonely at evening time.

Bless those who are in illness ad in pain,

and for whom the night is slow and long.

Bless the people with whom we work every day.

Bless all our friends, and keep them true to us,

and us true to them.

Bless our lived ones, and let nothing ever come between us and them.

Bless this family, and grant that it may be true of this home that,

where tow or there are gathered together,

You are there in the midst of them.

Bless each one of us,

You know our needs better than we know them ourselves.

Open Lord, Your had hand satisfy them all;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Amen

Morning Prayer for the day 26/06/2007 - By William Barclay

Lord Jesus,

help me to walk with You all through today.

Give me today

Something of the wisdom that was in Your words;

Something of the love that was in Your heart;

Something of the help that was in Your hands.

Give me today

Something of Your patience with people;

Something of Your ability to bear slights and insults and injuries without bitterness and without resentment;

Help me to live in such a way today that others may know

that I began the day with You,

and that I am walking with You,

so that, however dimly,

others may see You in me.

This I ask for Your love’s sake.

Amen.