A prayer -"Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord." Father Timothy Kavanagh in Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good and A New Song both by Jan Karon taken from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer published by The Episcopal Church
A prayer - "Almighty God, who has promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in your son’s name; we beseech you mercifully to incline your ear to us who have made our prayers and supplications unto you, and grant that those things which we have faithfully asked according to your will, may effectually be obtained to the relief of our necessity, and to the setting forth of your glory." Identified as "an old prayer" in Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon.
A prayer - "Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world unto himself: Mercifully grant that we who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have grace to take up our cross and follow him; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting." Father Timothy Kavanagh in Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Almighty God, our heavenly Father who settest the solitary in families: We commend to thy continual care the homes in which thy people dwell. Put far from them, we beseech thee, every root of bitterness, the desire of vainglory, and the pride of life. Fill them with faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness. Knit together in constant affection those who, in holy wedlock, have been made one flesh. Turn the hearts of the parents to the children, and hearts of the children to the parents; and so enkindle fervent charity among us all, that we may evermore be kindly affectioned one to another; through Jesus Christ our Lord." Father Timothy, a character in Shepherds Abiding, a book in The Mitford Series byJan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Before the ending of the day
Creator of the world we pray
That thou with wonted love shouldst keep
Thy watch around us while we sleep."
The Compline, a service of evening prayers forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said (or chanted) before retiring for the night.
A prayer - "Dear God, please help me greet all people with the same abundant kindness and unconditional love that You show me each day" Shared in Our Daily Bread February 3 (year unknown)
A prayer - "Father, I am still because You are God." Our Daily Bread, May 2021
A prayer - "Father, I ask you to heal any vestige of bitter hurt in your child, and by the power of your Holy Spirit, bring to her mind and heart, now and forever, only those memories which serve to restore, refresh and delight.Through Jesus Christ, your Son our Lord, Amen" Jan Karon, A Light in the Window
A prayer - "Father, I don't know why You're causing, or allowing, this hard thing to happen, but I'm going to give thanks in it because You ask me to. I'm going to trust You to have a purpose for it that I can't know and may never know. Bottom line, You're God - and that's good enough for me." Father Tim, a character in In This Mountain by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer -"Father, make me a blessing to someone today, through Christ our Lord. Amen." Father Tim, a character in At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
A prayer -"Father, please enable me to see what I can be with others, with my eyes on Your Son, with reliance on Your Spirit, with a growing awareness of what You can do with a noisemaker like me." This prayer was in the July 23rd issue of Our Dailly Bread of ? year.
A prayer - "Father, thank You for sending this dear friend to our table, it's an honor to have his company. Lord, we ask You for _____ ________'s strength: strength of spirit, strength of mind, strength of purpose, strength of body. May You shower him with Your mighty, yet tender grace, and give him hope and health all the days of his long and obedient life. We pray You'd heap yet another blessing on _____ for preparing what You've faithfully provided, and ask, also, that You make us ever mindful of the needs of others. In Jesus' name, Amen." Father Tim, a character in In This Mountain by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Father, this is serious business. Give us Your wisdom, we pray, to do what is just, what is healing, what is needed. Give us discernment, also, by the power of your Holy Spirit, and soften our hearts toward one another and toward You. In Jesus' name." Father Tim, a character in Out to Canaan by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Father, today may Your Spirit remind us to seek the quiet so that we may listen first to Your voice and then understand the hearts of others. Teach us when to speak and when to be quiet." David Roper - Our Daily Bread
A prayer - "Father, we celebrate Your gracious and lavish forgiveness. Thank You for the peace and freedom it brighs us as we enjoy a family relationship with You." Our Daily Bread
A prayer - "Father, we thank you from the deep place of our souls for your unending grace and mercy in _______’s life. Thank you for patience that you may reward it, thank you for brokenness that you may mend it, thank you for love that you may enlarge it above our most heartfelt expectations." Father Tim Kavanagh, a character in Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Give us grateful hearts, our Father, for all thy mercies, and make us mindful of the needs of others; through Jesus Christ our Lord." Stuart Cullen, a character in A Light in the Window, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Heavenly Father, bless us and keep us all alive; there's ten of us for dinner and not enough for five." This is an old prayer said before a meal.
A prayer - "Heavenly Father, please give me insight to see others as You see them." This prayer was shared in a Our Daily Bread devotional.
A prayer - "Here I am in my favorite chair, with my feet on the sill, and my heart in the air. The sun struck waves on the water below in constant motion - to where I don't know. But thank You, dear Father above, for Your innumerable gifts and Your unying love! It always amazes me - How can it be? That I'm so in love with One I can't see." Mrs. Goodrich of Michigan as she looked out at Grand Traverse Bay. This is from the Friday, June 2021 devotional in Our Daily Bread.
A prayer - "Holy Spirit, may I walk with You today, and every day!"Peter Chin writing in Our Daily Bread January 15, 2020.
A prayer - "I give him into Your hands, Lord. Send Your angels with him, to keep him from every harm. And bless him, please, with wisdom and discretion in all that he does, through Christ our Lord, Amen." Father Tim, a character in In This Mountain by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Let the peace of this place surround you as you sit or kneel quietly. Let the hurry and worry of your life fall away. You are God's child. He loves you and cares for you, and is here with you, now and always. Speak to Him thoughtfully, give yourself time for Him to bring things to mind." Posted in a church in New Song written by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Look here, Father, this is serious business. Protect __________ wherever s/he is, bring an end to the fear I'm feeling, and give me wisdom. Show me precisely what to do, through Christ our Lord, Amen." Father Tim, a character in These High Green Hills, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Lord help us to turn, from callousness to sensitivity, from hostility to love, from pettiness to purpose, from envy to contentment, from carelessness to discipline, from fear to faith. Turn us around, O Lord, and bring us back toward you. Revive our lives as at the beginning, and turn us toward each other, Lord, for in isolation there is no life." Rabbi Jack Riemer is the editor of Torah Fax and teaches rabbis how to write sermons all around the country.
A prayer - "Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is at hand and the day is past; be our companion in the way, kindle our hearts, and awaken hope, that we may know thee as thou art revealed in Scripture and the breaking of bread. Grant this for the sake of thy love, amen." Timothy Kavanagh, a character in Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Lord, may my life be so pleasing to You that You are pleased to have Your face shine on me. And as You graciously smile on my life, may I find someone today wit whom I can share Your love through a smile." Father Tim Kavanagh, a character in Somewhere Safe with Someone Good by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Lord, may my life be so pleasing to You that You are pleased to have Your face shine on me. And as You graciously smile on my life, may I find someone today with whom I can share Your love through a smile." Our Daily Bread, June 18, 2014 (Shared by Laurie)
A prayer - "Lord, make me a blessing to someone today." Father Tim Kavanagh, a character in Somewhere Safe with Someone Good by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Lord, thank You for Your continued grace. Help me fulfill Your plan for my life; give me a heart to hear Your voice . . . And please, if You would do the same for _________." Father Tim, a character in Light from Heaven, a book in The Mitford Series written by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Lord, to You all hearts are open, all desires known, and from You no secrets are hidden. We can hide nothing from You, yet something is hidden from us. Speak to us again, Father, help us discern Your direction for our lives. Are we on the path you've set for us? Have we missed the mark?" Father Tim, a character in In This Mountain by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Loving God, help me to encourage others with my words, actions, and presence." Daily Bread August 15 (Year?)
A prayer - "May our sleep be deep and soft so our work be fresh and hard." Spoken by Father Tim, a character in A New Song by Jan Karon and taken from St. Patrick's Hymn at Evening
A prayer - "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" Romans 15:13
A prayer - "May your unfailing love be with us, lord, even as we put our hope in you." Psalm 33:22
A prayer - "Now is the time for turning. The leaves are beginning to turn from green to red to orange. The birds are beginning to turn and are heading once more toward the south. The animals are beginning to turn to storing their food for the winter. For leaves, birds and animals, turning comes instinctively. But for us, turning does not come so easily. It takes an act of will for us to make a turn. It means breaking old habits. It means admitting that we have been wrong, and this is never easy. It means losing face. It means starting all over again. And this is always painful. It means saying I am sorry. It means recognizing that we have the ability to change. These things are terribly hard to do. But unless we turn, we will be trapped forever in yesterday's ways. Lord help us to turn, from callousness to sensitivity, from hostility to love, from pettiness to purpose, from envy to contentement, from carelessness to discipline, from fear to faith. Turn us around, O Lord, and bring us back toward You. Revive our lives as at the beginning, and turn us toward each other, Lord, for in isolation there is no life." A prayer by Rabbi Jack Rieme
A prayer - "O Lord, support us all the day long of this troublesome life, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes and the busy world is hushed and the fever of life is over and our work is done. Then, Lord, in thy mercy grant us safe lodging, a holy rest, and peace at last; through Jesus Christ our Lord." Ernest Gordon in Through the Valley of the Kwai by Ernest Gordon. This was a prayer recited by prisoners of war during WWII.
A prayer - "O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a-grateful heart." George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born poet, orator and Anglican priest.
(A prayer to God) "Oh! Almighty and Everlasting God, Creator of Heaven, Earth and the Universe. Help me to be, to think, to act what is right because it is right; make me truthful, honest and honorable in all things; make me intellectually honest for the sake of right and honor and without thought of reward to me. Give me the ability to be charitable, forgiving and patient with my followmen - help me to understand their motives and their shortcomings - even as Thou understands mine. Amen, Amen, Amen." Harry Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953). He memorized this prayer.
A prayer -"Our Father, thank You for being with us, for we can't bear this alone. Cool and soothe, heal and restore, love and protect. Comfort and unite those who're concerned for ________, and keep _______ in Your care. We're asking for Your best here, Lord, we're expecting it. In Jesus' name." Father Tim, a character in These High Green Hills, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Peace be to this house and to all who dwell in it. Graciously hear us, O Lord, Holy Father Almighty, everlasting God, and send thy holy angel from heaven to guard, cherish, protect, visit, and defind all who dwell here." Father Tim, the main character in A New Song, a book in the Mitford Series by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Please, God, let me be somewhere safe with somebody good." Cynthia Kavanagh, a character in Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
A prayer -"Thank you, Father, for every soul who lifts a petition for ____, and for this special child you're giving into our lives. Bless those whom you call to pray for _____, that they would be comforted in their own hard circumstances and shielded in their joy. Thank you for the supernatural connections that prayer creates among us, for the ties it so strongly binds. In the name of Jesus who is all hope, Amen." Father Timothy Kavanagh in Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
A prayer -"Thank you, Lord, for the grace of an untroubled spirit, and for the blessings which are ours in numbers too great to count or even recognize . . ." Father Timothy, a character in Shepherds Abiding, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon - Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer - "Thy will be done." (That's the prayer that never fails.) Buck Leeper and Father Tim, characters in Out to Canaan, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon - Jan Karon is an American novelist who writes for both adults and young readers. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Mitford novels, featuring Father Timothy Kavanagh, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford.
A prayer -"To You Before the Close of Day
To you before the close of day,
Creator of all things, we pray
that, in your saving constancy,
our guard and keeper you would be.
Save us from troubled, restless sleep;
from all ill dreams your children keep.
So calm our minds that fears may cease
and rested bodies wake in peace.
A healthy life we ask of you:
the fire of love in us renew,
and when the dawn new light will bring,
your praise and glory we shall sing.
Almighty Father, hear our cry
through Jesus Christ, our Lord, most high,
Whom with the Spirit we adore
forever and for evermore.
Amen"
From the hymn To You Before the Close of Day by John Mason Neale and James Waring McCrady (stanza 4) To Thee Before the Close of Day was used as a prayer in In the Company of Others, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
A prayer - Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus Christ our Lord, amen."Timothy Kavanagh, a character in Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
A prayer - "Watch, O Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and give Your angels and saints charge over those who sleep. Tend Your sick ones, O Lord Christ. Rest Your weary ones. Bless Your dying ones. Soothe Your suffering ones. Pity Your afflicted ones. Shield Your joyous ones. And all for Your love's sake." St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1181–1226), Italian monk; founder of the Franciscan order 1209; born Giovanni di Bernardone.
A prayer - "You told the farmer Joel that you would restore unto him the days the locusts had eaten. For the Barlowes and for all such families, Lord, we thank you for restoring those days to each and every one." Father Tim Kavanagh, a character in Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
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