Prayer For The Day

Gracious God, I sit in your presence
as I think of my day and things
that must be done.  Some I
greet with joy and gratitude.
Some I'd prefer to erase from
my calendar.  I pray that in each
activity and encounter, I will discern
your presence and from that presence
discover strength, compassion and 
direction.  As you have entrusted
to me this amazing gift of life,
so I trust You to guide me in my
decisions, my responses, and
my mercy.
Lord, please comfort the sick
and dying, the vulnerable and
helpless, and show me how to
be the comfort of Christ for
all who suffer.  I give myself to
you in this moment in
confident trust.
And I make this prayer in
the name of the Living Christ.
Amen