In days filled with trouble,
I search for you.
And at night I tirelessly
lift my hands in prayer...
MATTHEW 26:38-39 (CEV)
Jesus said to his disciples, "I am so sad that I feel as if I am dying. Stay here and keep awake with me."
Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt with his face to the ground and prayed...
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Sometimes prayer is a long and wearing ordeal.
DAILY FODDER
"The dark night is a profoundly good thing. It is an ongoing spiritual process in which we are liberated from attachments and compulsions and empowered to live and love more freely. Sometimes this letting go of old ways is painful, occasionally even devastating. But this is not why the night is called 'dark.' The darkness of the night implies nothing sinister, only that the liberation takes place in hidden ways, beneath our knowledge and understanding. It happens mysteriously, in secret, and beyond our conscious control. For that reason it can be disturbing or even scary, but in the end it always works to our benefit." (Gerald G. May, M.D., The Dark Night of the Soul)
PRAYER
God, I admit that sometimes it all seems to be too much for me. I don't know how you're going to work things out. Keep me going. I'm going to trust you. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
We hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening there.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil.
Amen!
