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Summer Prayer

by | Jul 28, 2013 | Prayer | 5 comments

                                                 Summer Prayer

 

 Father, Creator of all, thank You for summer!

Thank you for the warmth of the sun
and the increased daylight.
Thank You for the beauty I see all around me
and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation.
Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family,
and for the more casual pace of the summer season.

Draw me closer to You this summer.
Teach me how I can pray
no matter where I am or what I am doing.

Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence
and light my path with Your Word and Counsel.
As I enjoy Your creation, create in me
a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You.
Amen.

(This prayer was written by Jim Manny & found on IgnatianSpirituality.com.)

I linked with The Sunday Community and Spiritual Sundays and Sunday Stillness .


In My Thoughts,
Joanne

5 Comments

  1. Val Young
    Val Young on July 28, 2013 at 8:42 am

    Lovely

  2. Anne
    Anne on July 28, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    Good words to remind us to pray! Thanks for this share.

  3. Bina
    Bina on July 28, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    Beautiful pairing of the photo and the poem.

    Love this “As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You.” It is where my heart is this afternoon. 🙂

    • joanneviola
      joanneviola on July 29, 2013 at 5:15 am

      Having just come from spending a week’s vacation at a lake, this poem so spoke to me. Thank you for stopping by!

  4. Janis Cox
    Janis Cox on July 29, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    Lovely prayer. Thanks for linking to Sunday Stillness.
    blessings,
    Janis