Prayer The Energies of The Spirit of God

1. THE ENERGIES OF THE
SPIRIT OF GOD

2. When we come face to
face with the challenge
of self-giving, when we
are asked to go extraare asked to go extra
mile, to take the risk of
reaching out to another,
to offer forgivenessto offer forgiveness
those who seek
destruction . . .
Response: Spirit ofResponse: Spirit of
God, fill us with the
energy of your love

3. When our world
bl k hseems bleak, when
we walk with
sadness written on
our soul, when we
have days in which
almost everythingalmost everything
goes wrong in our
politics and
economy . . .
Response: Spirit of
God, stir the energy
of your joy withinof your joy within
us

4. When anxiety andy
concern take over
our spirit, when
restlessness orrestlessness or
boredom holds
sway over us, when
ld i tour world cries out
in distress and
turmoil . . .
Response: Spirit ofResponse: Spirit of
God, deepen in us
the energy of your
peace

5. On those days when
we hurry too much,
during those times
when our anger flareswhen our anger flares
because our agenda
are not met, when we
stop giving people ourstop giving people our
understanding and
acceptance . . .
Response: Spirit ofResponse: Spirit of
God, draw us toward
the energy of your
patiencepatience

6. In those difficult times
when fear threatens to
drown our trust in you,drown our trust in you,
during those
experiences of growth
when we are temptedwhen we are tempted
to doubt all the ways
we have known you . . .
Response: Spirit ofResponse: Spirit of
God, renew in us the
energy of trusting in
youyou

7. When violence and
destruction dominates
our social and
ecological landscapes,ecological landscapes,
when we use the
things of this earth
irresponsibly when weirresponsibly, when we
relate to the earth as a
commodity devoid of
sacredness . . .
Response: Spirit of
God, bless us with the
energy of your healingenergy of your healing

8. As we walk on the
edges of life and deathedges of life and death,
as we struggle with the
disciplines of spiritual
growth, as we yearn to
be faithful servants and
stewards of youry
creation . . .
Response: Spirit of
God, bless us with the
f idenergy of your guidance
in everything we do

9. Spirit of God, you are the stirring in our hearts. You urge us to get going.
You prompt us to follow you. You encourage us not to give up. You callYou prompt us to follow you. You encourage us not to give up. You call
us to open our minds and hearts to receive your energizing,
transforming radiance.

10. Make us receptive of your grace so that we will always beMake us receptive of your grace so that we will always be
strengthened in our commitment to serve you and your people.
Make us strong in accomplishing the work you entrusted to us –
to care for the earth We trust in your powerful presence withinto care for the earth. We trust in your powerful presence within
us. AMEN.