Prayer about Being Blessed
Opening Music
Blessed are you in your poverty;
You are not shut in the false world of convention,
Riches, and human security.
Blessed are you because you are gentle;
You refuse violence and aggressiveness;
You allow yourself to be led by the Spirit
Into the world of tenderness and patience.
Blessed are you because you hunger and thirst for justice;
Your heart beats
In the rhythm of the heart of Jesus.
Blessed are you because your heart is pure;
You do not accept compromises.
Blessed are you because you are merciful;
You attach your heart to misery;
You will receive mercy and no one will see your sin.
Blessed are you because at all times
And at every moment you want to be an instrument of peace;
Seeking unity, understanding, and reconciliation
Above all things
Blessed are you because you have allowed your own conscience to develop;
You have not been swayed by what people might say about you
And you have acted as a free individual;
You have accepted persecution;
You have not been afraid to proclaim the truth.
(Jean Vanier Be Not Afraid, 21-22)
Reflection Time with intercessions.
Together:
We believe in God the Father, infinite in wisdom, power and love, whose mercy is over all his works, and whose will is ever directed to his children's good.
We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of man, the gift of the Father's unfailing grace, the ground of our hope, and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death.
We believe in the Holy Spirit as the divine presence in our lives, whereby we are kept in perpetual remembrance of the truth of Christ, and find strength and help in time of need.
We believe that this faith should manifest itself in the service of love as set forth in the example of our blessed Lord, to the end that the kingdom of God may come upon the earth.
Amen.
Our Father
Article posted on 21st of October 2010
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