A Prayer!

In a recent ‘Thought’ from Colossians 3:12 we talked about “clothing ourselves in loving garments” and I received a thoughtful response from my friend Tom who shared a quote with me. The suggestion quite rightly made was how appropriate it would be for a ‘Thought for the Week’.
 
This quote is from Sister Mary David Totah, a Benedictine nun from her book ‘The Joy of God’ and I felt what a challenging prayer it is for us at the beginning of each new day.
 

 “In the silence of this day that is being born I come to ask You for peace, wisdom and strength.
I want today to see the world with eyes completely filled with love;
to be patient, understanding and gentle;
to see beyond appearance Your children as You Yourself see them, and then only to see the good in each one.
Close my ears to every calumny (unwholesome gossip).
Protect my tongue from all bad speaking.
Let only those thoughts that bless, live in my spirit.
Let me be so welcoming and so joyous that all who approach me feel Your presence.
Dress me again each day in Your beauty O Lord,
and that during this day I may reveal You. Amen.”