PRAYERS
*Some of Olasimbo Ayonrinde’s favourite prayers.
Thank You God (read by family)
Thank you God, you are the light that shines through me and surrounds me.
Thank you God, you are the love that radiates through me and enfolds me.
Thank you God, you are the power that works through me for good and protects me. Thank you God, you are the presence that stands in me, around me and watches over me.
Amen.
(From Waves of Spirit by Eileen Caddy)
Morning Prayer (read by family)
As we meet others today, let us look at each one with eyes of love.
Let us listen with ears of love, speak with a voice of love, and touch with hands of love.
Grant us grace to embrace all people with understanding, patience and tolerance. Through the changes wrought by time and circumstances, let us see the Christ in every face and hear the Christ in every voice.
May we know when to speak and when to keep silent.
May we freely express our divine heritage in the truest manner possible and may we allow others the same freedom.
Let our faith be strong in every circumstance, and when our faith seems to waver, uphold us with your gracious loving spirit.
May our thoughts create the wonder of your world, our words demonstrate our love for you and our actions bring glory and honour to your Name.
We thank you God, for all the wonderful people who fill our world and with whom we share in the marvellous experience of life.
May we be worthy of this love and may we reflect only your light, your love and your wisdom to them.
So be it. Praise Be!
(From Waves of Spirit by Eileen Caddy)
Peace Prayer of Saint Francis (read by family)
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy.
Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.