Lord Jesus, today we pray for those who are longing for a job. We pray that these brothers and sisters will have the grace to pray and seek Your will when they apply for jobs. May they never lose hope when a rejection comes. May they have the will and the grace from You to try and try again without giving up. Provide them and their families with finances for their daily needs. Tell them every day what should be done with their time, their lives. Amen.
Lord Jesus, we surrender to You our motherland. Its people, faith and culture. Almighty God, bless our nation and make it true to the ideas of freedom, justice and brotherhood for all. Guard us from war, from natural calamities, from chaos. Be close to our statesmen; give them integrity, honesty, vision and courage, as they decide the future of our country. Make me more deeply aware of my heritage; realising not only my rights, but also my responsibilities as a citizen. Make this great land and all its people know Your will clearly, and stand up for it, for the...
Lord Jesus, we pray today for Your children who are unhappy with the vocations they have chosen or been made to chose for their lives. May we be able to pray fervently and reassess our choices – ministry, career, religious life, family status and singlehood. We also bring to you the people who have made us question our choice. We desire to glorify Your purpose and perfect Your will in our lives, Jesus. So help us have the courage to make bold changes or major corrections if required, before its too late. May it really be a calling and not something...
Lord Jesus, we bring to Your Cross those who are judged the harshest by each one of us, the Pharisees of today. The teen with the tattoo, the intruding relative, the sulky colleague, the temperamental boss, the whining elder, the insensitive partner, the friend who wounded, the alcoholic neighbour, the gossipy stranger and many more faces we meet daily…may we see them as You see them, holy and perfect creations in an imperfect world. Let us not judge, lest we be judged by You. Forgive and heal us, each time before we even think of lifting our fingers to point...
Lord Jesus, today we surrender to You our children. They are our most precious gifts from You and we need the grace to raise them well, ensuring they have the best in life – beginning with the right knowledge of You. We pray that Your angels will watch over these precious treasures of our family. May their spirits, souls and bodies be protected from any harm or evil. Be with them Lord Jesus, even when we cannot. Amen.
