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Brian Niece on Daily Prayer: Monday, January 7, 2008
I have recently been recovering a practice that I had abandoned since moving to Georgia. Why I left this practice, I’m not sure. All I can say is Lord, Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a poor sinner.
It’s not that abandoned prayer. But I abandoned the reading/praying of prayers as part of keeping daily time. Ritual prayers in a daily practice format remind me of the process of salvation. I’m reminded of the journeying of the Christian life.
So I thought I would occasionally share a prayer from this recovered practice.
I tend to gravitate toward Celtic prayers for this practice. The strong Trinitarian lens of these prayers, coupled with the practical understanding of sacramental living really speak to me.
Here is what I prayed this morning:
I arise today
In the strenght of the mighty Creator
In the strength of the rising Savior
In the strength of the life-giving Spirit
In the strength of the mighty Three
Whose love is One.I arise today
In the strength of the angels and archangels
In the strength of the prophets and apostles
In the strength of the martyrs and saints.I arise today
In the strength of heaven and earth
In the strength of sun and moon
In the strength of fire and wind.I arise today
In the strength of Christ’s birth and baptism?
In the strength of Christ’s death and rising
In the strength of Christ’s judgment to come.Amen.
SO TELL ME SOMETHING:
Got a favorite daily prayer?
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Brian Niece
www.brianniece.com
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