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Stay with us, Lord, just as you chose to stay,
as evening fell, with those two pilgrims who longed for your presence to linger.
Stay with us to guide us through the light and shadow of our journeys,
and do not abandon us in the face of our world’s troubling realities.
Stay with us, open the Book once more to enlighten us with this Word,
inexhaustible, so rich in humanity.
Stay with us, for we live through relationships and from them receive meaning,
hope, light,
just as you, you live only through the Father’s Love
given without measure by the Spirit.

God our Father,
at the brand-new dawn of your Promise,
Mary, in faith, though she could see nothing, sang her Magnificat.
In you, she rejoiced with joy.
Standing at Cana, standing at the foot of the cross,
she watched for the signs of the Kingdom to come.
Inspired by her example, may we become people of praise,
delighted to serve You by serving our sisters and brothers,
through Jesus, the Firstborn of the new creation.

Lord Christ, may your call to life still ring in our ears and in our hearts.

May our eyes be opened to your light,

and may the power of your Resurrection permeate our very being,

so that we may already live that eternal life which you promise

and bring comfort and hope to the world.

All things may be reborn through the Breath of your Spirit,

in communion with the Father, in You, the Resurrection for ever and ever.

Since the day you gave us your peace… what have we done with it, Jesus?
Your peace is not neutral.
It does not turn a blind eye to injustice.
It does not stand idly by when action is needed.
Never let us forget that your peace is a struggle,
the fruit of your Paschal struggle.
We implore it for those who today face violence.
Be their strength, their light, their inner resilience.
Prepare, through all the humble, all those who suffer,
the turning of hearts?
and make us, in our humble place, participants in this conversion
Until your Kingdom comes, Jesus, our PEACE.

Lord Jesus,
every day we ask you for bread, our daily bread,
but every day we must also ask you for faith,
day-to-day faith, step by step along our journey.
You say, ‘If you believe, you will see.’
You know our blindness; give us the eyes of faith
that enable us to walk as though we could see the unseen.
Lord, it is not just about us.
It is about this world hurtling blindly along in a mad race
that crushes the stars.
This light buried deep within the hearts of your children,
do not let it be extinguished in them, in us,
this light of hope
that believes and sees – beyond.
This is our prayer this evening, and it gives you thanks.

God our Father,
grant that we may learn to bring our lives together,
to strike a balance between times of listening and speaking,
between times of praise and action,
so that our lives may become salt and light, bread and clothing,
an oasis in the desert where passers-by may find refreshment.
We pray this through Jesus, through whom your Life is given to us in abundance.

When we feel poor and empty, with nothing to share,
awaken within us the spirit of giving.

When we are disillusioned with life and our relationships are filled with bitterness,
awaken within us trust.

When we are full of ourselves and pride blinds us to the face
of our sister, of our brother, awaken within us brotherly love.

When we are sated with possessions and the fear of losing them arises,
awaken in us the joy of sharing.

When we lose sight of your faithfulness of yesterday and tomorrow leaves us without strength,
awaken in us trust in the small steps of today.

When we are out of breath,
awaken in us the prayer of God’s children: ‘Our Father…’

God our Father,
grant that we may learn to bring our lives together,
to strike a balance between times of listening and speaking,
between times of praise and action,
so that our lives may become salt and light, bread and clothing,
an oasis in the desert where passers-by may find refreshment.
We pray this through Jesus, through whom your Life is given to us in abundance.

Lord,
that the inner person may be strengthened within us and that we may ground every action,
every word, in love, teach us to pray!
To pray is to plough, and it is also to allow oneself to be turned over.
Lord, teach us to pray!
To pray is to bury seed in the furrow, so that others may reap,
and it is also to gather with open hands what others have sown.
Lord, teach us to pray!
To pray is to discern the weeds from the good grain that is sprouting?
and it is also to refuse to judge, to decide;
it is to choose patience with you.
Lord, teach us to pray!
To pray is to put one’s whole heart, one’s whole weight into it, so that the ear of corn may bear fruit?
and it is also to lighten oneself, to let the breath carry everything away like chaff in the wind.
Lord, teach us to pray!