Showing posts with label make me a channel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label make me a channel. Show all posts

Monday, 5 August 2019

Prayer for Women's Month

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As August is a time for us to celebrate the significant women in our communities I wanted to share this prayer that I found. It was on the following website.  If you find it helpful please share with others.

Lord, make me an instrument of peace:

Bless all women who daily strive to bring peace to their communities, their homes and their hearts. Give them strength to continue to turn swords into ploughshares.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love:
We pray for all women who face prejudice, inequality and gender disparities. Help us to see and to face the discrimination against women in all the many forms it may take.

Where there is injury, pardon:

Comfort all women who suffer from the pain of war, violence, and abuse. Help them to become instruments of their own reconciliation and peace.

Where there is division, unity:

Forgive all women and men who let differences breed hate and discrimination. Let your example of valuing all of creation help us to see that we are equal partners in the stewardship of your world.

Where there is darkness, light; where there is untruth, truth:

Comfort all women who struggle in the darkness of abuse, poverty, and loneliness. May we stand with them in light to acknowledge their suffering and strive to remove the burdens of shame or embarrassment.

Where there is doubt, true faith:

We pray for all women who live in fear of their husbands, fathers, and forces that control their lives. Help them to be empowered to be their true selves through your everlasting love and faith.

Where there is despair, hope:

We pray for all women who live in the despair of poverty, violence, trafficking, slavery, and abuse. May the light of your love bring them hope.

Where there is sadness, new joy:

Help us to see the strength and goodness in all women and men.
Transform our hearts to celebrate the love and grace of all people. Amen

Have a blessed day.
Living in Grace
D3LM3

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Make me a channel of your peace

The popular hymn 'Make me a channel of your peace' was written by Sebastian Temple, who adapted the words from the famous prayer attributed to St Francis of Assisi. It is interesting that Sebastian actually grew up in Pretoria, South Africa before moving to London. After his conversion he wrote the lyrics to the hymn.

The opening line in the original prayer actually states "make me an instrument of thy peace." This is challenging line to pray, don't you think? When we pray these words we are asking God to use us as His 'channel' or 'instrument' to allow peace to flow to others.

A channel facilitates the flow of water from one place to another. Being a channel of peace means allowing the peace of God to flow from us into others. That is challenging indeed. Sometimes we act more like a barrier to peace than an instrument or channel.

As you reflect on your spiritual health today, are you being a channel for God?

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
Francis of Assisi
 
James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
 
Grace and peace to you
D3LM3