#prayer to surrender

[happyhealthyandprosperous]

Start the Day with Surrender: A Prayer to Surrender

Start the Day with Surrender: A Prayer to Surrender Surrendering to God is an excellent way to start the day. Surrender is the opposite of self-effort. To surrender we have to stop resisting and submit to an authority other than ourselves. We can surrender to God’s authority because we can know and trust in God‘s character. The act of surrendering to God shows that we have confidence and hope…

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[urloveangel]

[lightfromthelighthouse]

[dramoor]

"O Lord, grant that I may meet all that this coming day brings to me with spiritual tranquility. Grant that I may fully surrender myself to Thy holy Will.

At every hour of this day, direct and support me in all things. Whatsoever news may reach me in the course of the day, teach me to accept it with a calm soul and the firm conviction that all is subject to Thy holy Will.

Direct my thoughts and feelings in all my words and actions. In all unexpected occurrences, do not let me forget that all is sent down from Thee.

Grant that I may deal straightforwardly and wisely with every member of my family, neither embarrassing nor saddening anyone.

O Lord, grant me the strength to endure the fatigue of the coming day and all the events that take place during it. Direct my will and teach me to pray, to believe, to hope, to be patient, to forgive, and to love. Amen."

~Prayer of the Optina Elders

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[byfaithmedia]

Yes! 🙏🏻

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale - The Gift That Is Better Than Rubies (1899) :: [Guillaume Gris]

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Night Surrender to Praise at Dawn – Nov. 16, 2021

“In the middle of the night I hold hands with trust and surrender to the One who sees without a light… My prayer travels deep into my soul space, into the essence of my being.

Rising from sleep, I raise high the chalice of my life. Dressed in robes of joyful anticipation, I enter this day with an open heart. This is the awakening hour. This is the hour of praise. ‘O medicine of dawn; O healing drink of morning!’ Offering both words and silence, I join in the dance of creation.”

–Macrina Wiederkehr, Seven Sacred Pauses: Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day, p. 29 and 47

For a long time, a period of many months, I would suddenly come awake at 3 a.m.   Instead of tossing and turning, I would get up and go to the living room.  I wouldn't turn on any lights, I'd just sit and look out the window.  I wouldn't try to meditate of pray or do or think anything in particular.  I'd just sit and look and let time pass. Sometimes I would feel certain feelings arise that would be like a storm, like a prayer, like driving at night through a human-free landscape.  These feelings and sensations would pass and I would just let them pass through me without feeling like I had to think about them or analyze them or make a meaning about them.  They would rise and fall, come and go - and finally I would know that I could now go back to bed and sleep.    I was kind of sad when these episodes ended.  It was as though I was a party to a secret and then it was over.

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[gentlespiritgirl]

“Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? Have you experienced so much in vain—if it really was in vain?” Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Do NOT fool yourself! What has begun in the spirit cannot be completed in the flesh. For Romans 8:7-8 makes it clear that our flesh’s desires are in opposition to the Spirit’s desires.

Let us continue to walk in step with the Spirit of God. In all that we do let us seek Him and surrender our will for His own ✨ For although our journey in faith hasn’t been easy, it definitely has never been in vain.

[random-xpressions]

The four stages: prayer, destiny, resistance, surrender. If these four quarters are beautifully arranged, then you'll experience the sweetness of life. Let me explain.

The first step stems naturally from the human needs. We are ingrained with expectations from oneself and the world around us. It could be anything and everything - your education, your career, your love life, your family, your health, your dreams. The list is almost endless when it comes to we humans hoping for something. That's how a prayer is born in our hearts. Whether we follow a certain ritual or turn to a certain direction or raise our hands or just have that wish in our hearts. The prayer, that ancient longing, is deeply planted in every human.

Second phase is the overwhelming destiny before which the king and the pauper stands the same. Fate as they say is something that's written, nothing stops it. Token of luck or perhaps misfortune as some would like to call it. Time reveals itself and our realities are shaped by events, occurrences and matters that are simply beyond any control or influence.

Third quarter consequently is the obvious resistance that shapes in the human mind because what they had expected and what has turned out are two seemingly opposite things. You asked for health and you are tested with illness. You asked for love and you are tested with heartbreak. You asked for wealth and nothing but poverty has become your lot. You sought blessings but your life at large has become one complete mess. This is the point where you pose the question WHY!

Final phase, which not many are blessed enough to step into is the stage of surrendering. You see the divine ways are strange in that they don't comply directly as per our pleas, requests and expectations - instead our needs are met in the most indirect manner and in ways that are far better than what we originally expected. This is where you get the answer to your WHY. The delay that you saw, the detours in life which you felt were totally off the plan, the unexpected bumpers that you faced, the trials, the tribulations, the testing times - all were nothing but blessings in disguise but to understand that takes time and a certain amount of faith and deep insight. That's when you finally surrender yourself, for all that happened - nothing better could have happened. Trust the process!

Random Xpressions

[nemlouis]

"O merciful God, fill our hearts, we pray, with the graces of your Holy Spirit; with love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control. Teach us to love those who hate us; to pray for those who despitefully use us; that we may be the children of your love, our Father, who makes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. In adversity grant us grace to be patient; in prosperity keep us humble; may we guard the door of our lips; may we lightly esteem the pleasures of this world, and thirst after heavenly things; through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Prayer of Anselm, 1033-1109 AD)

[allycat75]

[feminiel]

Benefits of praying <3 ~

Built trust and faith in yourself and something higher than you

Opens your heart

Connects you to your soul and intuition

Built confidence in a higher force and power

Creates connections between you and your spiritual guides

Makes you feel supported by the Divine

Heals the heart and the soul

Reinforces spiritual connection from within

Connects you to spiritual love

Brings peace in your heart and mind

Helps you to let go and surrender your concerns

Reveals how everything is interconnected

Strengthens beliefs and faith in divine timing

More synchronicity and signs to help you with your choices, your decisions, and your life path showing up

Develops spiritual and self empowerment

Enhances soul communication with yourself and the Divine

Supports personal and spiritual growth

Grants easier access to divine guidance

Connects you the Divine feminine energy

~ @feminiel

[angeltreasure]

O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!

[e-c-i-m]

Dear Child of God,

Trust Jesus, Nothing is Impossible for him!

Love, ECIM

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[thebirdandhersong]

songbird's season of general sadness/first real grief/sorrow is coming to an end: (in chronological/journeying order) songs and poetry that helped my heart a lot these past few months :)

Always Good, Andrew Peterson / Marjorie, Andrew Osenga / Ask Polly article I read on a whim: 'My Boyfriend Refuses to Change' / You're On Your Own, Kid, Taylor Swift / One Foot in Front of the Other, Griff / Heavy, Mary Oliver / Monday by @madamescarlette / The Letter, Linda Gregg / Summer's Retrospective by @madamescarlette / Ode to Some Lyric Poets, Gregory Orr

(bonus--from the scraps of writing that came out of this chapter of life, which are slowly being assembled into a more coherent story:)