PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER
Let's put together the suggested prayers we can use to pray in the morning and throughout the day, clearly stating our desire and intention to totally surrender to God, seeking only His will for His kingdom and His Glory:
MORNING PRAYERS
Waking Up With God
Guide me throughout this day Lord;
Guide me every step of the way!
Praising God in the Morning
It is good to praise the Lord, proclaiming His love in the morning!
In the morning you hear us, O Lord; in the morning we offer you our prayer,
My heart is ready, O God; I will awake and greet the dawn! I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations. For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth, and fill us with your love in the morning.
Pledge to Totally Rely on God
(Breastplate of St. Patrick)
This day I call on You my Lord:
Your will to be my guide
Your eye to be my sight
Your Word to be my speech
Your hand to be my support
Your love to be my strength
Your path to be my way
MORNING MEDITATION AND PRAYER - THE SURRENDER TRILOGY
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, I trust in You; Thank you for having mercy on me – a sinner.
This is the day you have made Lord, I will rejoice and serve You with thanks and praise so speak Lord, for your friend and brother/sister is listening and seeking to do your will. Without You I am not worthy; but as you lead me I will follow, and as you strengthen me and conform me to you, I will serve. Blessed St. Joseph, earthly father and protector of Jesus, pray for me that like you, and Mary and all the Saints, I might joyfully surrender every waking moment to God my Father until the glorious moment He calls me home to heaven. Amen
I Praise You Father; I Thank You Jesus; Empty me, Cleanse me Holy Spirit, of anything that is not of you!
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen
Praise You Father; Thank You Jesus; Fill us, Guide us;
Make us Holy, Humble, Wise, Bold and Compassionate Holy Spirit!
Expanded Prayer of Jabez
Father - Bless myself, my family, and your Church indeed, and expand our territory for Your Kingdom. May your hand be with us, guiding us, uplifting us, strengthening us, unifying us and filling us with the joyful fire of Your merciful love. Keep us from any evil, that we might not cause any harm, any pain or any suffering. Also protect us from any evil. I pray this in Jesus name—that it will be in Your will and only for Your glory Father
Praise You Father; Thank You Jesus; Strengthen us, Protect us, Unify us, and fill us with the joyful fire of your merciful love Holy Spirit!
Prayer of Abandonment
My heart rejoices in you, Father;
There is no one holy like you;
There is no one besides you;
There is no rock like you.
I abandon myself into your hands;
Do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you;
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me and in all your creatures;
I desire no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it with all the love of my heart,
For I love you Lord, and so need to give myself into your hands.
Without reserve, and with boundless confidence,
I accept your divine presence in my life,
For you are my Father, and I desire to become a feather on your breath, that I might be Christ’s light to my community and a fountain of His living water for a parched and dying world.
Praise You Father; Thank You Jesus; Make me a feather on Your breath Holy Spirit, that I may be Christ’s light and a fountain of His living water for those around me!
MEALS
Bless me O Lord, and these thy gifts I am about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, I trust in You; Thank you for having mercy on me – a sinner. Amen.
PRAYING CONTINUALLY - Throughout the day and when you awake at night
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, I trust in You; Thank you for having mercy on me – a sinner.
and/or
I Praise You Father; I Thank You Jesus; Guide Me Holy Spirit!
Consider/Discuss
Surrendering to God is a lifelong endeavor—the most important thing is to get started!
1. Which of the prayer tools that you have learned so far are you consistently using?
2. What impact, if any, has this had on your life?
3. What else could help you to fully surrender to God and keep your eyes on Him at all times?
Let's put together the suggested prayers we can use to pray in the morning and throughout the day, clearly stating our desire and intention to totally surrender to God, seeking only His will for His kingdom and His Glory:
MORNING PRAYERS
Waking Up With God
Guide me throughout this day Lord;
Guide me every step of the way!
Praising God in the Morning
It is good to praise the Lord, proclaiming His love in the morning!
In the morning you hear us, O Lord; in the morning we offer you our prayer,
My heart is ready, O God; I will awake and greet the dawn! I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations. For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth, and fill us with your love in the morning.
Pledge to Totally Rely on God
(Breastplate of St. Patrick)
This day I call on You my Lord:
Your will to be my guide
Your eye to be my sight
Your Word to be my speech
Your hand to be my support
Your love to be my strength
Your path to be my way
MORNING MEDITATION AND PRAYER - THE SURRENDER TRILOGY
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, I trust in You; Thank you for having mercy on me – a sinner.
This is the day you have made Lord, I will rejoice and serve You with thanks and praise so speak Lord, for your friend and brother/sister is listening and seeking to do your will. Without You I am not worthy; but as you lead me I will follow, and as you strengthen me and conform me to you, I will serve. Blessed St. Joseph, earthly father and protector of Jesus, pray for me that like you, and Mary and all the Saints, I might joyfully surrender every waking moment to God my Father until the glorious moment He calls me home to heaven. Amen
I Praise You Father; I Thank You Jesus; Empty me, Cleanse me Holy Spirit, of anything that is not of you!
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil,
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen
Praise You Father; Thank You Jesus; Fill us, Guide us;
Make us Holy, Humble, Wise, Bold and Compassionate Holy Spirit!
Expanded Prayer of Jabez
Father - Bless myself, my family, and your Church indeed, and expand our territory for Your Kingdom. May your hand be with us, guiding us, uplifting us, strengthening us, unifying us and filling us with the joyful fire of Your merciful love. Keep us from any evil, that we might not cause any harm, any pain or any suffering. Also protect us from any evil. I pray this in Jesus name—that it will be in Your will and only for Your glory Father
Praise You Father; Thank You Jesus; Strengthen us, Protect us, Unify us, and fill us with the joyful fire of your merciful love Holy Spirit!
Prayer of Abandonment
My heart rejoices in you, Father;
There is no one holy like you;
There is no one besides you;
There is no rock like you.
I abandon myself into your hands;
Do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you;
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me and in all your creatures;
I desire no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it with all the love of my heart,
For I love you Lord, and so need to give myself into your hands.
Without reserve, and with boundless confidence,
I accept your divine presence in my life,
For you are my Father, and I desire to become a feather on your breath, that I might be Christ’s light to my community and a fountain of His living water for a parched and dying world.
Praise You Father; Thank You Jesus; Make me a feather on Your breath Holy Spirit, that I may be Christ’s light and a fountain of His living water for those around me!
MEALS
Bless me O Lord, and these thy gifts I am about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, I trust in You; Thank you for having mercy on me – a sinner. Amen.
PRAYING CONTINUALLY - Throughout the day and when you awake at night
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, I trust in You; Thank you for having mercy on me – a sinner.
and/or
I Praise You Father; I Thank You Jesus; Guide Me Holy Spirit!
Consider/Discuss
Surrendering to God is a lifelong endeavor—the most important thing is to get started!
1. Which of the prayer tools that you have learned so far are you consistently using?
2. What impact, if any, has this had on your life?
3. What else could help you to fully surrender to God and keep your eyes on Him at all times?