This prayer asks God for strength and guidance in how to live according to principles of compassion, service, forgiveness and understanding of others. It requests the wisdom to work without forgetting to pray, help anyone in need, serve without expectations, suffer without hurting others, sow goodness without thought of reward, forgive unconditionally, and see without malice. It also asks God for patience with others and with one's own difficulties, to avoid harming others, and to find true happiness in following God's intentions.

1. Our Prayer Francisco C. Xavier/ Emmanuel

2. LORD, teach us ... To pray, without forgetting to work. To help, no matter who. To serve, without asking for how long...

3. To suffer, without hurting anybody. To progress, without loosing the simplicity. To sow goodness, without thinking on the rewards...

4. To forgive, unconditionally. To walk forward , without counting the obstacles. To see, without malice...

5. To listen, without adulterating the subjects. To talk, without causing pain. To comprehend others, without demanding understanding to ourselves...

6. To respect others, without claiming consideration to ourselves. To give the best, above and beyond our duty, without expecting gratitude...

7. LORD, give us strength to be patient with others, as we also need them to be patient with our own predicaments...

8. Help us not to do unto others that which we wish would not be done unto us...

9. Above all, help us understand that our true happiness is, invariably, to follow Your intention, however and whenever You desire. Today, now and always.

10. PowerPoint Show by Karin Izumi From the “Tempo de Germinar” Group Translation from the Bezerra de Menezes Spiritist Society, MD