The Benefice of Barlings, Diocese of Lincoln : Parishes of Sudbrooke, Stainton by Langworth, and Barlings with Langworth
The Daily Round
Christ has no body now on earth but yours;
Yours are the only hands with which he can do his work,
Yours are the only feet with which he can go about the world,
Yours are the only eyes through which his compassion
Can shine forth upon a troubled world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours. Teresa of Avila
Make me remember,O God,that every day is Thy Gift and ought to be used according to Thy command,through Jesus Christ our Lord. Dr. Johnson
O Gracious and Holy Father,give us
Wisdom to perceive thee,
Diligence to seek thee,
Patience to wait for thee,
Eyes to behold thee,
A heart to meditate upon thee,
And a life to proclaim thee;
Through the power of the Spirit of
Jesus Christ our Lord. St. Benedict
Breathe in me,O Holy Spirit,that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me,O Holy Spirit, that my work,too,may be holy.
Draw my heart,O Holy Spirit,that I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me,O Holy Spirit,to defend all that is holy.
Guard me,then,O Holy Spirit,that I may always may be holy. St. Augustine
Thanks be to thee,
Lord Jesus Christ,
For all the benefits
Which thou hast won for us,
For all the pains and insults
Which thou hast borne for us.
O most merciful Redeemer,
Friend and Brother,
May we know thee more clearly,
Love thee more dearly,
And follow thee more nearly,
Day by day. Richard of Chichester
O God,who art the author of peace and lover of concord,
In knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life,
Whose service is perfect freedom;
Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies;
That we,surely trusting in thy defence,
May not fear the power of any adversaries,
Through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. BCP (Morning Prayer Collect)
Blessed Lord,
By your life at Nazareth you made holy the ordinary work of the day,
And by your teaching revealed your compassion for those who labour
and are overburdened :
Grant that in the midst of our work we may find rest and peace in your presence
And joy in knowing that we are serving you,
Who are our refuge and strength,
And our exceeding great reward Downside Abbey Prayer.
O God,from whom to be turned is to fall,
To whom to be turned is to rise,
And with whom to stand is to abide for ever;
Grant us in all our duties your help,
In all our perplexities your guidance,
In all our dangers your protection,
And in all our sorrows your peace,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Augustine of Hippo
Eternal God,
The light of the minds that know you,
The life of the souls that love you,
The strength of the wills that serve you;
Help us know you that we may truly love you,
So to love you that we may fully serve you,
Whom to serve is perfect freedom. St. Augustine
May the strength of God pilot us,
May the power of God preserve us,
May the wisdom of God instruct us,
May the hand of God protect us
And the way of God direct us.
May the shield of God defend us,
May the host of God guard us
Against the snares of the evil one
And the temptations of the world.
May Christ be with us,
Christ above us,
Christ in us,
Christ before us,
And may the blessing of God Almighty by always ours
This day and evermore. St. Patrick
Teach us,Lord,
To serve you as you deserve,
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labour and not ask for any reward
Save that of knowing that we do your will. Ignatius Loyola
Go before us,Lord,in all our doings with your most gracious favour,
And further us with your continual help;
That in all our works begun,continued and ended in you,
We may glorify your holy name,
And finally by your mercy obtain everlasting life,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Prevent us,O Lord,in all our doings with thy most gracious favour,
and further us with thy continual help;
That in all our works,begun,continued,and ended in thee,
We may glorify thy holy Name.
And finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. BCP
Dear Lord,
Let us start our work in faith,
Continue in obedience,
And finish with love. Anon - from a Church in the Quantocks
Lord,
In union with your love,
Unite my work with your great work,
And perfect it.
As a drop of water poured into a river is taken up into the activities of the river,
So may my labour become part of your work.
Thus may those among whom I live and work be drawn to your love.
Gertrude the Great of Thuringen
Lord,
May I be wakeful at sunrise to begin a new day for you,
Cheerful at sunset for having done my work for you;
Thankful at moonrise and under starshine for the
beauty of the universe.
And may I add what little may be in me to your great world.
The Abbot of Greve
O Lord our God,
Give us by your Holy Spirit,
A willing heart and a ready hand
To use all your gifts to your praise and glory;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Thomas Cranmer
O Lord,we most humbly beseech thee to give us grace
Not only to be hearers of the word,but also doers of the same;
Not only to love,but also to live thy Gospel;
Not only to profess,but also to practice thy blessed commandments,
Unto the honour of thy holy name. Thomas Becon
O Lord,
You have set before us the great hope
that your kingdom shall come on earth,
And have taught us to pray for its coming;
Give us grace to discern the signs of its dawning,
And to work for the perfect day when your will
shall be done on earth as it is in heaven;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Percy Dearmer
O God,our Father,
Direct and control us in every part of our life;
Our tongues,that we speak no false words;
Our actions,that we do nothing to shame ourselves
or hurt others;
Our minds,that we think no evil or bitter thoughts;
Our hearts,that they be set only on pleasing you
Through Christ our Lord. Catholic Prayer Book
O Lord,
That lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness. William Shakespeare
Bestow on me,Lord,
A genial spirit and unwearied forbearance;
A mild,loving,patient heart;
Kindly looking,pleasant,friendly speech and manners in daily life;
That I may give offense to no one,
But,as much as in me lies,live in charity with all men. Johann Arndt
O God,our Father,direct and control us in every part of our life :
Our tongues,that we speak no false words;
Our actions,that we may do nothing to shame ourselves or hurt others;
Our minds,that we may think no evil or bitter thoughts;
Our hearts,that they may be set only on pleasing you;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Catholic Prayer Book 1970
Lord,what we have not,give us.
Lord,what we know not,teach us.
Lord,what we are not,make us.
Forgive what we have been.
Sanctify what we are.
And order what we shall be.
For your mercy’s sake. Anon
O Christ,our only Saviour,
So dwell within us that we may go forth
With the light of hope in our eyes,
And the fire of inspiration on our lips,
Your word on our tongue,
And your love in our hearts. Anon
Lord,
Temper with tranquillity,
My manifold activity,
That I may do my work for Thee,
With ever great simplicity. Anon
Teach me,good Lord,
Not to murmur at multitude of business or shortness of time;
Not to magnify undertaken duties by seeming to suffer under them,
but to treat all as liberties and gladnesses;
Not to call attention to crowded work,or petty fatigues;
Not to gather encouragement from appreciation from others,
lest this should interfere with purity of motive;
Not to seek respect or regard from superiors
on account of age or past service. Archbishop Benson
O God,animate us to cheerfulness.
May we have a joyful sense of our blessings,
Learn to look on the bright circumstances of our lot,
And maintain a perpetual contentedness.
Preserve us from despondency and from yielding to dejection.
Teach us that nothing can hurt us if,
with true loyalty of affection,
We keep thy commandments and take refuge in thee. William E.Channing
O Lord Jesus Christ,
Who when on earth was ever occupied about thy Father’s business :
Grant that we may not grow weary in well-doing.
Give us grace to do all in thy Name.
Be thou our beginning and the end of all :
The pattern whom we follow,
The Redeemer in whom we trust,
The Master whom we serve.
The Friend to whom we look for sympathy.
May we never shrink from our duty through any fear of man;
Make us faithful unto death;
And bring us at last into the eternal Presence,
Where with the Father and the Holy Ghost,
Thou livest and reignest for ever. E.B.Pusey
O Lord,
Give us more charity,more self-denial,more likeness to thee.
Teach us to sacrifice our comforts for others,
And our likings for the sake of doing good.
Make us kindly in thought,
Gentle in word,
Generous in deed.
Teach us us that it is better to give than to receive,
Better to forget ourselves than to put ourselves forward,
Better to minister than to be ministered unto.
And to thee,the God of Love,
Be all glory and praise,now and for ever. Henry Alford
Dear Jesus,
Help me to spread your fragrance everywhere I go.
Flood my soul with your spirit and life.
Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly
that all my life may only be a radiance of yours.
Shine through me,and be so in me,that every soul I
come into contact with may feel your presence in my soul.
Let them look up and see no longer me but only You. J.H.Newman
O Lord,
Grant to all who contend for the faith never to injure it by clamour and impatience;
But speaking thy precious truth in love,
so to present it that it may be loved
and that men may see in it thy goodness and beauty. William Bright
Almighty God,
Bestow on us the meaning of words,
The light of understanding,
The nobility of diction,
And the faith of the true nature.
And grant that what we believe we may also speak. Hilary of Poitiers
