Friday, October 29, 2004

Lunch and Peace

This morning I feel the stillness that usually comes when my body is fighting the flu.


This has been a most difficult week for many people I pray for. Yet there has been an envelope of peace settling about me. My body does feel like it's fighting something, and my spirit feels it too. It's like being in the eye of the storm. The battle rages about me, others are drawn in and spit out. Yet I feel the stillness, the peace.


And I am grateful for that.


During lunch, as I was listening and praying, I returned to the Northumbria Community, and prayed the noon day office.


(Said or sung all together. + indicates that you may make the sign of the cross.)



+ In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen


Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us.
Establish Thou the work of our hands;
establish Thou the work of our hands.


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. Amen


We believe and trust in God the Father Almighty.
We believe and trust in Jesus Christ His Son.
We believe and trust in the Holy Spirit.
We believe and trust in the Three in One.


Teach us, dear Lord, to number our days;
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Oh, satisfy us early with Thy mercy,
that we may rejoice and be glad all of our days.
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us;
and establish Thou the work of our hands.
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us;
and establish Thou the work of our hands, dear Lord.


Let nothing disturb thee,
nothing affright thee;
all things are passing,
God never changeth!
Patient endurance attaineth to all things;
who God possesseth
in nothing is wanting;
alone God sufficeth.


+ In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen


Amen.


 

3 comments:

  1. Interesting. I feel like I've been battling something for the last couple of weeks too, but not necessarily anything to do with infection. Maybe something's going on in the spiritual.

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  2. Just checked your blog today and read the prayer. Thanks for it. In the midst of my hectic work I felt His presence........and remembered the hymn "It is Well With My Soul".....

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  3. well, it is a high holy day on Sunday...



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