Prayer from Scripture
Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you, Lord, are good.
Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
For the sake of your name, Lord,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
- Psalm 25:4-11
Prayer from History
Holy Spirit,
Comforting fire, Life of all creation. Anointing the sick, cleansing body and soul,
Fill this body!
Holy Spirit,
Sacred breath, Fire of love, Sweetest taste, Beautiful aroma,
Fill this heart!
Holy Spirit,
Filling the world, from the heights to the deep, Raining from clouds, filling rivers and sea,
Fill this mind!
Holy Spirit,
Forgiving and giving, uniting strangers, reconciling enemies, Seeking the lost, and enfolding us together,
Fill these gathered here!
Holy Spirit,
Bringing light into dark places, igniting praise, Greatest gift, our Hope and Encourager,
Holy Spirit of Christ, I praise you!
Amen.
- Hildegard of Bingen