Church of the Holy Apostles

Just for Today

Lord, for tomorrow and its needs,
I do not pray;
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin
Just for today.

Let me both diligently work,
and duly pray.
Let me be kind in word and deed,
Just for today.

Let me be slow to do my will,
Prompt me to obey;
Help me to sacrifice myself
Just for today.

And if today my tide of life
Should ebb away,
Give me thy Sacraments divine,
Sweet Lord, today.

So for tomorrow and its needs
I do not pray,
But keep me, guide me, love me, Lord,
Just for today.

Saint Augustine's Prayer Book

How Easy Lord

How easy for me to live with you, O Lord!
How easy for me to believe in you!
when my mind parts in bewilderment or falters,
when the most intelligent people see no further
than the days end and do not know
what must be done tomorrow,
You grant me the serene certitude
that you exist and that you will take care
that not all paths of good be closed,
Atop a ridge of earthly fame,
I look back in wonder at the path
which I alone could never have found,
a wonderous path through despair to this point
from which I, too, could transmit
to mankind a reflection of your rays.
and as much as I must reflect
You will give me.
but as much as I cannot take up
You will have already assigned to others.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Love

John 15:12-17: "My command is
this: Love each other as I have
loved you" (v. 12)

Thank you, Lord, for your written word
that tells of your everlasting love for us.
Help us to communicate your love to
others.

A Cup of Water

Mark 9:33-41: "I tell you the
truth, anyone who gives you a
cup of water in my name because
you belong to Christ will certainly
not lose his reward" (v. 41)

Grant a special blessing, Lord, on those
who give comfort to people whose lives
are measured in days and hours.

God's Temple

1 Cor. 3:16-17: "Don't you know
that yourselves are God's temple
and that God's spirit lives in you?
If anyone destroys God's temple,
God will destroy him; for God's
temple is sacred, and you are
that temple."

It is an awesome thought, Lord that
our body is your temple. Help us to
keep it fit for your dwelling.

Hope

Prov. 15:30 "A cheerful look
brings joy to the heart, and good
news gives health to the bones."

Thank you, Lord, for the opertunity to
give good news to others. Help us to
bring hope with a cheerful countenance
when the news is less good.