EVENING PRAYER My Father, now that voices have hushed and cries have ceased, my soul rises to you to say: I believe in you, I have hope in you; I love you with all my might, Glory to you, Lord. I surrender into your hands the fatigue and the battles, the joys and the disappointments of this day – which has ended. If my nerves betrayed me, if self-centred impulses got the best of me, if I allowed resentment or melancholy to invade me, forgive me Lord, have mercy on me. If I was unfaithful, if my mouth spoke idle words, if I let myself be overcome by impatience, if I was a thorn for someone, forgive me Lord. I do not want to fall asleep without feeling, in my soul, the safety of your sweet and unbinding mercy. I give you thanks, my father, for you were the refreshing shadow that shielded me all through the day. I give thanks because all through these hours you surrounded me – invisible, affectionate-you watched over me like a mother. Lord, around me all is silent and calm. Send the angel of peace over this house. Relax my nerves, appease my spirit, and set my mind at rest, flood my being with silence and serenity. Watch over me, beloved Father, when I surrender myself to sleep, as confident as a child who sleeps happily in your arms. In your name, Lord, I will rest peacefully. Amen
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:03:21 +0000
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