Be my Shield
I
call on the Sacred Three
To
be with me this day
To
be Life so that I may live
To
be Love so that I may love
To
be Hope so that I may hope
I
call upon the Father
To
be my shield and my breastplate
To
give me the strength to do my duty
As
the defender of what is true
And
to know my duty is to Life
To
protect the weak and the helpless
To
seek the better Way.
I
call upon the Son
To
be my Path and my Pathfinder
To
find the roads of the Kingdom
To
give me a heart that sees the truth
In
a world where truth is led astray
To
see beneath the grime of distrust
To
the shining light of goodness.
I
call upon the Spirit
To
be my eyes and my sentinel
To
give me wisdom and courage
So
that I may act with integrity
To
be a hand of mercy
To
bring hope in darkness
To
do what is right
The
Sacred Three to be with me
To
be my shield
This
day and forever.
Amen
wordinthehand2012
What a great prayer, Word. Thank you! I will keep it and pray it :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Claire; I wrote it for someone in the army going over to Afghanistan. When I read it through today it seems appropriate somehow. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the origin of this prayer. To keep this person in your/our prayers.
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