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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
May we be steadfast in prayer.
To someone who prays in faith, unanswered prayers are simply the evidence that the answer is much closer.Lord, protect us from ourselves, and each other
Cash-squeezed privately held companies are facing another threat in this struggling economy: rising employee fraud. Employees engage in check forgery, petty-cash theft; Managers sometimes mistakenly blame lower sales instead of foul play.Let us move positively forward today as the pieces of our particular plan fall into place.
We are walking in a ticker tape parade. That's all that's going on. Some pieces of confetti read 'great calves,' some 'chronic sinus,' some 'no noticeable hair loss,' some 'multiple sclerosis,' and some 'third finger amputation.' Don't judge your neighbor by what pieces fall on his or her shoulder. Don't think you are cursed or 'blessed' by what pieces fall on yours.That we appreciate and enjoy each other's presence along this journey, we pray.
Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels.Let us continue to take pride in the work that we do for the benefit of others.
Pope John Paul II went to daring lengths in asserting that the modern business process 'throws practical light on a truth about the person which Christianity has constantly affirmed.' That truth is this: the Creator made the human person to work in community and to cooperate freely with other persons for the sake of the other person.Lord, may we find you in our pastimes as we rest and refresh on the seventh day.
In football, a fumble can lose the game. In faith a stumble can lose a soul. However, through the game we are taught to learn from our mistakes, to pick ourselves up off the turf, remove the clumps of grass from our facemasks, and play on. Through the gospels, we learn that though we may stumble time and again, all we need do is seek forgiveness.Let us lead by your example today, Lord.
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.May my words encourage, inspire and help those who count on me to find meaning in their journey.
Words--and the way our actions do or don't stand behind their meaning--have an incredible capacity to wound us or heal us. Words create reality, for we all invest in one another's words with our hopes, fears and expectations.Lord, may I hear your response to my plea that you hear my prayers.
Prayer, rooted firmly in where-we-are, yet striving for where-we-long-to-be, is the expression of God's call to us--and our response.May I be reminded of the Lord's ever-presence, even in my commute.
Prayer Changes ThingsWhen all seems uncertain, we pray for increased faith to get us through.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.For all those whose work I've championed and those who have championed mine, I pray.
I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.For those we love, we pray.
Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.In these stressful times, let us take opportunities to celebrate the goodness in our lives.
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last hurrah before the Catholic season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. It also has links to the Christmas season through the period known as Carnival.For all of those seeking a new starting point, we pray.
It's worth recalling that Ash Wednesday is invariably the Midtown landmark's busiest day of the year; upwards of 60,000 workers and tourists annually flood St. Patrick's Cathedral to receive the burnt palm symbolizing man's mortality and need for redemption.Although our journey can be arduous, let us celebrate it in some way today.
Some of us seem so anxious about avoiding hell that we forget to celebrate our journey toward heaven.Lord, guide us to our history for insight into our present and future.
As is often the case among the truly great, David's origins were humble. He was a shepherd, a most demanding calling then and now, one that yields rewards only after the expenditure of much effort and skill.In thanksgiving for the wisdom of our forefathers, and with the hope that the generations that follow us will say the same.
In 1790, George Washington exchanged letters with Moses Seixas, the warden of the Hebrew Congregation and who praised the newly formed United Stated for 'affording all liberty of conscience, and immunities of citizenship." In reply, Washington wrote that U.S. citizens had a 'right to applaud themselves' for setting an example of an 'enlarged and liberal policy' that enshrined freedom of conscience. He added that the ability of members of one faith to seek the benefit of all Americans is the foundation of America's civic strength.Help me, Lord, to discern what it is that those who work for me think that I require in their job performance.
I did this because I wanted to remain in good favor with my boss, and enhance my job performance.For our CEOs and leaders of charitable and faith-based organizations, may they be guided with strength and clarity.
If a working mother's child needs to visit the emergency room, there's a good chance the hospital is a Catholic one. If an ex-offender needs help readjusting to life outside of prison, there's a good chance help will come from a Christian ministry.Today, may I be made aware of some of the ways the Almighty has my back.
For I know well the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope.Today I pray that those who help me succeed know of their importance to me and to our mutual pursuit.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or get all the credit for doing it.For all of us in the process of reinventing ourselves, we pray.
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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.
