Pause for Prayer: THURSDAY 11/7

Pause for Prayer: THURSDAY 11/7
 
I need a little respite from all that’s going on – and I wouldn’t be surprised if you do, too!  So, let’s pray with Psalm 23 and for the Lord to shepherd us to his peace…
A place where I want for nothing?
Meadows, fresh and green?
Restful waters to lift my spirits?
Sounds great — I’m there, Lord!

Well, actually, it’s more like I want to get there
    and since on many days I’m not there,
I just might need someone 
    to lead me on the right path, in the right direction –
        someone to shepherd me…


I need someone like you, Lord, to shepherd me 
    from nagging problems and troubles and fears,
from too many worries and distractions 
    that keep me from just that peaceful place within me
        where you wait, patiently, 
        wait for me to settle down and rest
    in the peace that only you can give…

Give me grace to find this place of peace,
the place I often miss
    because I run too fast or waste my time

    or begin to think that I can make it on my own,
        without your help, without you there
            to shepherd me and to guide me…


Without your shepherd’s lead – I lose my way,
without your shepherd’s crook – I go astray,
without your shepherd’s voice to call my name
    I wander in dark valleys, in confusion and in fear…


But I know you’re by my side, Lord,
    always showing me the way
    and finding me when I run off by myself…

Be my shepherd, Lord:
    lead me and guide me
    to the meadows of your peace…


  

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Praying to the Virgin Mary