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Our mission is simple: to provide a quick, daily prayer specifically to businessmen and women, who, like us, find prayer to be an inspirational tool in the management of our professional lives. We do this through our Morning Briefing email prayer service.
An interview of Executive Editor Leslie Bianco in EntreWorshippers: Conversations with Artists, Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders, Change Agents, and Risk Takers who Work by Faith and Impact Culture.
http://www.entreworship.com/leslie-bianco-embracing-prayer
Lord, help me understand.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.For those among us who are taking another look, let us pray.
From time to time it's good for all of us to step back from who we are and what we are and what we're doing and take another look at who we are and what we are and what we are doing.Lord, help me to go beyond merely seeing the world.
See everything; judge little; forgive much-is inspired by Pope John XXIII's motto, 'See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little.'May we continue to be inspired by the sacrifices of Lent, and glory of Easter.
I am constantly surprised at how I keep taking the gifts God has given me--my health, my intellect and emotional gifts--and keep using them to impress people, receive affirmation and praise, and compete for rewards, instead of developing them for the glory of God. It's almost as if I want to prove to myself and to my world that I do not need God's love, and that I can make a life on my own.May wisdom reveal itself through new light.
There are advantages and disadvantages of the entire world changing its time two times per year. The adherents of DST consider that it reduces car accidents, especially in the evening. Its opponents reply that the number of traffic accidents increases in the dark morning instead. According to a survey held by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Americans like this change because 'there is more light in the evenings and can do more in the evenings.'Lord, open the hearts of those I work with and me, to look within, and to find you.
Many modern ideologies presuppose that injustices come from outside ourselves. This way of thinking --Jesus warns--is shortsighted. Injustice, the fruit of evil, originates in the human heart, where the seeds are found of a mysterious cooperation with evil.In recognition of the various mentors we've enjoyed throughout life, we pray.
Get all the advice and instructions you can, and be wise the rest of your life.For those of us lost in the struggle, we pray.
Every search begins with beginner's luck. And every search ends with the victor's being severely tested. It is said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, in the language of the desert, 'one dies of thirst just when the palm trees appeared on the horizon.'Lord, help me move forward.
Our lives change when our habits change.Today we pray in thanksgiving for all those who sowed before we came upon the harvest.
For the saying is true, 'Someone plants, someone else reaps.'That we accept the forgiveness offered to us today, we pray.
As I reflect on my own journey, I become more and more aware of how long I have played the role of observer. Had I, myself, really ever dared to step into the center, kneel down, and let myself be held by a forgiving God?May we find cause for celebration in our difficult journeys, let's pray.
Regarding St Patrick: Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the church honors responds to God's invitation to use his or her unique gifts. God calls each one of us to be a saint.I pray that I model love of neighbor through the practice of civility, courtesy, good manners.
A recent survey uncovered that among those who reported they were victims of rude behavior on the job, 22 percent consciously decreased their work effort, and one of every eight people actually left their job because of it.Let us give thanks for the promise and familiarity of Spring.
It seems to me that the season of Lent and the celebration of Easter fall at the perfect time of year in the Northern Hemisphere. Easter and spring arrive together. The church asks us to imitate nature and make sure that we are giving birth to new life at Easter. No matter how old we are, there is still new life in all of us.Lord, may we age gracefully.
The logistics of aging--the wills and medical networks and living arrangements--will always have their place. But if that's all there is, the years ahead will become little more than tests of endurance. I don't know what really old age holds for me and my husband. But I am very certain that however long I live, I want those around me to remember the telling details of who I am and have been.This faith of mine is a gift, for which I give thanks.
If you do not believe in God, you still encounter the same problems, but you cannot call upon God or faith to resolve them.When nothing seems to be going right, let us be strengthened by God's promises to us.
I will never forget you.For all of us dreamers, especially now as we face the changes that will be required of us during and in the aftermath of this pandemic, we pray.
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.May we know the magnitude of our presence here on earth.
The river makes a difference to the landscape through which it flows.On this day in the journey, may I fast from self-concern and feast on compassion for others.
Some of the newest evidence suggests that people who focus on living with a sense of purpose as they age are more likely to remain cognitively intact, have better mental health and even live longer than people who focus on achieving feelings of happiness.As we yearn to return to celebrate the frivolity of "April Fools," let us remember that real fools are still among us, and pray.
The fool takes no delight in understanding, but rather in displaying what he thinks.Let us pray for those in our workplace who are suffering.
Man's accidents are God's purposes, 1843: No one knows what prompted Sophia Hawthorne to engrave this phrase on the window. Some scholars suggest it may refer to a miscarriage she had in that year after slipping on a patch of ice. There is a sense of grief and resignation about her words, but also of strength and resolution. No easy answer is asked for or given, just a blunt acceptance of events and a determination to either endure or overcome them.A 13-week collection of our most inspirational daily thoughts and prayers is now a book with insights from...
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Loving and Gracious God, you are indeed the giver of all good gifts and we come together this day to seek your wisdom, guidance, courage and strength. Be with us in our deliberations and help us to be wise in the decisions we make for the good of all those who have placed their trust and confidence in our leadership. Give us insight to lead with integrity that our decisions may reflect what is right and good. Keep us from shortsightedness and pettiness. Help us to make decisions that strive to be for the good of all and guard us from blind self interest. Finally, dear Lord, grant us the humility to always seek your will in all that we do and say. All Glory be to you, loving God, now and forever. Amen.
Reverend Arthur A. Holquin, Pastor
Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, California
www.missionparish.org
Today O God we ask for your spirit to be at work in our midst, that you might stir up in us the gifts that we need to lead this company/organization with integrity and focus to the tasks at hand. Give us the courage to not only consider ourselves; but all those who are affected by the decisions we make. Help us to remember those who labor on our behalf, our employees and vendors and all those whose livelihood is connected to this company/organization. We give you thanks for our investors/stockholders who have placed their trust in us and we ask for courage and wisdom to be good stewards of both their trust and their resources. Help us in the midst of difficult decisions to have peace of mind, trust in your guidance, and look toward the long term goals of all whom we serve. Finally we give you thanks for this company/organization and ask that you might so guide us and our decisions that we might continue to serve you and the world through the work you have given us to do. In Jesus name. Amen
Pastor Jeff Frohner
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, San Clemente
California (www.oursaviorsonline.com)
Almighty and gracious God. We your children gather here to share, for the good of this organization, and the common good, the gifts and graces you have given us. As we plan the work of this organization, help us be mindful of your charge to us to be wise stewards of this world and its resources. We are responsible not just for money or success, but for the well being of all whom we employ, and all who use our products. Guide us so we think wisely, plan carefully, and act diligently for the life of our organization. Lead us always to make choices based on your teachings; let us remember that you wish us to practice justice and walk humbly with you. With your guidance we will Lord, work to serve you as we serve each other through the various agencies of this business. We acknowledge that all we have is a gift from your almighty hand. Direct us to make only those decisions and plans that honor the law you have given us, serve those people we represent, and establish an organization that has a moral and social conscience.
Reverend Elizabeth Griffin
United Church of Fairfax/St. Albans Bay UMC
Fairfax, Vermont (www.gbgm-umc.org/fairfaxvt)
Start a "time of prayer" in silence. The time of silence should allow people to open their hearts to God and to feel what it is that they need or are thankful for (or both) that day and for any other needs that may be directly associated with the upcoming meeting. The silence should be about one minute in length. Allow another minute for people to express "briefly" prayers of petition or thanksgiving e.g. "Lord, please bless my daughter and son in law expecting their first baby." The conclusion of this time can be closed simply with words similar to the following: "Lord, we pray that you hear these and all the prayers of our hearts this day and all the prayers of all people who call on your love, aid and mercy."
Fr. Bill Watson
President and Founder
Sacred Story Institute (www.sacredstory.net)
Seattle, WA
Direct, we beg you, O Lord, our actions by your holy inspirations, and carry them on by your gracious assistance, that every prayer and work of ours may begin always with you, and through you be happily ended. Amen
From "Timeless Prayers for Busy People,"
Legatus (www.legatus.org) an international
organization of practicing Catholic CEOs,
Presidents, Managing Partners and their spouses.
