Lord God, the source of all power and goodness,
I praise you for your infinite yet wise plan for the universe.
I praise you for your powerful yet gentle presence in the world.
Lord God, the source of all love and kindness,
I thank you for the patient journey that you have walked with me.
I thank you for the impeccable way
you have prepared me for your mission here on earth.
Lord God, the source of all forgiveness and reconciliation,
May your compassion purify me of every trace of selfishness.
May your loving kindness strengthen me
to see others’ good in all my undertakings.
Lord God, the source of all truth and freedom,
Help me ever be open to dialogue in our search for the truth.
Help me assert the dignity of the human person in our fight for liberty.
Lord God, the source of all peace and joy,
Bring lasting prosperity to my nation.
Let ‘quality of life’ be the way we define […]
Spirituality
Spiritual Exercises
An Ugandan Prayer
Lord, We Pray!
Lord,
you give some cows long horns.
To others no horns at all.
You have a plan for every cow.
You have a plan for each one of us too.
Help us to be open to your plan.
That way we can truly be happy.
Lord,
you have the yam and the knife.
We have no yam.
Nor the knife.
We depend on you.
Unless you give us the yam,
we will have none.
So we beg you
provide us with what we need.
Lord,
you give beard to goats.
But to cows no beard.
You know what everyone needs.
You know what we need.
We trust you will give us
what we truly deserve.
Prayers by
Richard Kitimbo, Kamuli, Uganda
Interpreted from Lusoga
By Selvam, SDB
Via Lucis – Version 1
Instruction:
A pious exercise called the Via Lucis has developed and spread to many regions in recent years. Following the model of the Via Crucis, the faithful process while meditating on the various appearances of Jesus – from his Resurrection to his Ascension – in which he showed his glory to the disciples who awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit (cf. John 14, 26; 16, 13-15; Lk 24, 49), strengthened their faith, brought to completion his teaching on the Kingdom and more closely defined the sacramental and hierarchical structure of the Church.
Through the Via Lucis, the faithful recall the central event of the faith – the resurrection of Christ – and their discipleship in virtue of Baptism, the paschal sacrament by which they have passed from the darkness of sin to the bright radiance of the light of grace (cf. Col 1, 13; Eph 5, 8).
For centuries the Via Crucis […]
Preparing for a deeper prayer
Being physically present in prayer is a choice of the human will. What happens during prayer is Grace! Here is an exercise to physically prepare yourself for prayer.
Repetitive Prayer – Mantra
Repeating short invocations of prayer has been in vogue for long traditions in Christian tradition. Here is a simple suggestion.