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Lord God,
Like Jeremiah, we stammer when we have to open our mouths.
Like Jeremiah, we step aside when your Word comes upon us
and, like Elijah, we want a hollow in the rock where we can hide our face.
You know us completely and we still know you so little.
Your mystery, God, belongs to you, as do the many ways in which you come to us.
Give us this respectful prayer that does not fear the dark, but remains alert,
trusting that your Word carries within it the light of a plan of Love.

Lord our God,
to guide us on the path where you yourself come to meet us, you give us a single word
that contains all the others: “You will love”. Let it be the lamp of our steps.
Your Word is like bread. Give us the gift of savouring it, of sharing it
and draw strength from it for our journey.
Your Word is like water. May it irrigate in us all that is barren or dried up
and lead us to its source.
Your Word is like fire. May it enlighten us and warm us,
may it burn us with the desire for communion.
Your Word is like the earth. Root us in it so that we may experience
the solidity and constancy of everything you give, demand and promise.
Lord God, your Word has taken on for us a face and a name; in Jesus Christ we have recognised your infinite nearness and your goodness.
your infinite closeness and goodness. May his life as a man of brotherhood and solidarity, linked to you with all his being, be
the trail of light that guides our journey in humanity. It is through him that we pray to you, God our Father
Father, in the Spirit that unites you for all eternity.

Unique God,
God who blesses all that lives and breathes, we praise you.
Your Name is inscribed in the depths of every human being,
in that secret place where he knows he is made in your image: unique.
Your Name can only be deciphered through the eyes of love.
Your Name can only be spoken with respect for others,
however poor they may be.
One God,
before whom our hearts cannot be divided,
teach us the unity of love,
the unity of our own hearts, which cannot be divided,
to love you and to love our brothers and sisters.
Return us unceasingly
by the unique and unifying breath of your Spirit,
given to us all in Jesus Christ.

Faithful God,
may your Spirit be given to us,
bearer of that love which harmonises what ours has put out of tune.
May it work in us, deeply, and help us to recognise
the divine seed germinating within us.
We ask this in communion with all humanity,
invited to choose the path of the Beatitudes,
through Jesus Christ, who through us shares in the fullness of your Life.

Jesus, you say: your faith has saved you!

But the faith that saves, who could we ask if not you?
The faith that enabled the woman to return home healed, just because she touched your garment. The faith that enables the father not to fear for his child, despite the waiting time imposed on him.
The faith that is at the heart of all our prayers, Lord,

the faith that enables us to go forward without seeing, to hope beyond our wildest dreams,

the faith that moves the mountains of our fears and uncertainties.

Who can we ask for faith, Lord? It is you, and you alone, who save us in it,

Lord Jesus, and we can only return it to you, in infinite gratitude, this faith that you place in us.

Lord, we think we know our life and here we are without strength, swept away by the raging waves…
For your silent Presence that soothes and revitalises, we thank you.
Lord, we think we know our life, but we close the door with our reasoning…
For your calls that invite us to make room for others, we thank you.
Lord, we think we know our life but so often we miss out on true joy,
the joy of serving those who are sick, those who have no strength…
For your mercy in putting us back on the path of life, we thank you.
Lord, we think we know our life but so quickly we come up against our limits,
we who do not know how to go to the extremes of love…
For your trust that hopes for us and gives us new strength, we thank you.

Jesus, son of man,
you have nowhere to lay your head; the impatience of the Spirit is driving you on the roads:
You must proclaim the Kingdom of God to everyone!
Ever since your voice resounded, we have been pilgrims
watching for a trace of your passage.
You are there where hands are stretched out to carry with them,
where mutual service creates a way of living together on a human scale.
You are there where a few share their goods, share their bread,
where people fight poverty and disarm hatred.
Jesus, son of man,
burn with the fire of your Spirit what still holds us back
and make us servants of your Kingdom.

Jesus, a free man, a man inhabited by the Spirit,
your actions are a sign of the Kingdom to come.
In you the finger of God touches the dusty ground
to bring forth a new man in the likeness of the Father.
Your actions are a sign of the Hope to come,
because you descend to the lowest depths, where despair obscures the horizon
and holds people captive.
Jesus, you want to need us on the world’s human construction sites,
to be relays of your Hope, peacemakers
who work alongside the abandoned.
May your Breath lift us up and inspire us to do as you have done?
Jesus, our Saviour.

In the depths of the night, there are embers that keep watch,
It doesn’t take much for the ashes to ignite.
In the depths of suffering, hope lies dormant,
it takes so little for its strength to awaken.
In the midst of our confusion, there is a silence that beckons,
it takes so little for its peace to flow like a river.
In the midst of our noise, our sterile words, there is a silence that listens,
it takes so little for its truth to burst forth.
In the depths of our solitude, there is a trace of light,
it takes so little to recognise the passage of the Friend.
Breathe into our lives, Spirit of God!

Jesus, Lord, you have given us your Name,
as a path to make,
as a seed to grow;
blessed be your Name!
You have given us your Name
as a summons to the best in ourselves?
as a pledge of a transformed future;
blessed be your Name
You gave us your Name
to walk in your light,
to recognise you in every human face;
blessed be your Name
You gave us your Name
to free us from our fears,
to tame the unfathomable;
blessed be your Name
You gave us your Name
as a password between brothers and sisters,
as an invitation to walk in solidarity;
blessed be your Name.

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