Prayers of Spiritual Leaders

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Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
~ Michelangelo, 1475 -1564
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O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.
     ~ St Augustine
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In the name of Jesus Christ, who was never in a hurry, we pray, O God, that You will slow us down, for we know that we live too fast. With all of eternity before us, make us take time to live—time to get acquainted with You, time to enjoy Your blessings, and time to each other.
     ~ Peter Marshall, 1902 – 1949
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Accept, O Lord, my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding and my will. All that I am and have thou hast given to me; and I give all back to thee to be disposed of according to they good pleasure. Give me only the comfort of thy presence and the joy of they love; with thee I shall be more than rich and shall desire nothing more.
     ~ St Ignatious of Loyola
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O Lord, that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.
     ~ Shakespeare, Henry VI, part 2
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Thou has given me so much . . . Give me one thing more, a grateful heart.
     ~ George Albert, 1593 – 1633
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The Effectual Fervent Prayer of a Mother:
"Thou sentest Thine hand from above, and drewest my soul out of that profound darkness - my mother, that faithful one, weeping to Thee for me, more than mothers weep the bodily deaths of their children. For she, by that faith and spirit which had form Thee, discerned the death wherein I lay, and Thou heardest her, O Lord; Thou heardest her, and despiseth not her tears, when streaming down, they watered the ground under her eyes {he alludes here to that devout manner of Eastern ancients, who used to lie flat on their faces in prayer} in every place she prayed; yea Thou heardest her...Thine ears were towards her heart. O Thou God omnipotent, who caredst for every one of us, as if Thou carest for him only; and so for all, as if they were but one!"
     ~ Confessions of St. Augustine
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Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it? Thank You. Amen.
     ~ Norman Grubb
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Dear Master, in whose life I see all that I long and fail to be; Let thy clear light for ever shine. To shame and guide this life of mine. Though what I dream and what I do in my poor days are always two, help me, oppressed by things undone, O thou, whose dreams and deeds were one.
     ~ John Hunter
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Dear God, The little plans I tried to carry through have failed I will not sorrow. I'll pause a little while, Dear God, and try, again, tomorrow.
     ~ John Fico
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Lord, make my life a window for Your light to shine through and a mirror to reflect Your love to all I meet. Amen.
     ~ Robert Schuller
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Lord, thou madest us for thyself, and we can find no rest till we find rest in thee.
     ~ St. Augustine
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Yes, Lord!
Jesus, I give all of this to you.
Jesus, I just started out a dream for my neighborhood.
I didn’t ask you to make me a messenger to the world.
I just wanted to love neighbors.
But Jesus, here it is.
Here’s my future,
here’s my loneliness,
here are all the pressures,
here are the criticisms,
and I gave Him everything.
And I told Him to take me again and I would try to make “Yes, Lord” the continuing motto of my life.
     ~ Anne Kiemel
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