Orthodox prayer for the new day

O Lord, grant me to greet the coming day in peace.
Help me in all things to rely upon Your holy will.
In every hour of the day reveal Your will to me.
Bless my dealings with all who surround me.
Teach me to treat all that comes to me with peace of soul 
and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.
Grant me strength in unforeseen events. 
Let me not forget that all are sent by You.
Teach me to act lovingly, firmly, and wisely, 
without embittering or embarrassing others.
Grant me strength to bear the fatigues of the coming day 
with all that it shall bring.
Direct my will. Teach me to pray. Amen
- An Orthodox prayer


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Celtic morning prayer

Guiding God

be with us 

in our going out

and coming home

in our journeying

and returning

in our decision making

and organising

Guarding God

be with us

through the calm

and through the storm

be our comfort

when we’re hurting

be our helper

when we’re falling

Gracious God

walk with us

every moment

of this new day.

- Celtic morning prayer from 'Faith and Worship'

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Celtic blessing prayer

"Bless to me, O God
My soul and my body;
Bless to me, O God
My belief and my condition

Bless to me, O God
My heart and my speech
And Bless to me, O God
The handling of my hand

Strength and busyness of morning,
Habit and temper of modesty,
Force and wisdom of thought
And Thine own path, O God of virtues,
Till I go to sleep this night"

- Celtic blessing

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Remind us of Jesus...

"On a day of many responsibilities,
a day of niggling details,
a day of blessed encounters,
remind us of Jesus, who sat at the table.

On a day of rushing here and there,
or sitting too long at a desk,
or juggling home and church,
remind us of Jesus, who sat at the table.

On a day that lasts too long,
with work stretching beyond sunset,
with always one more chore to perform,
remind us of Jesus, who sat at the table.

On a day ending sooner than seems possible,
with dinner to prepare or papers to write,
homework to complete or check or grade,
remind us of Jesus, who sat at the table.

Bless our work and our prayers,
our hearts and our minds,
our bodies and our souls, we pray. Amen."
- A prayer for a busy day

 

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