an order for daily prayer

fifteen minutes of daily reflection and heart-prayer


1. Spend 30 seconds in silence, becoming aware of your breathing, bringing your attention to the present moment and the prayer journey you are on.
2. Pray the Jesus prayer three times: not my will, but yours be done.
3. Read through your list of heart prayers thoughtfully, making marks or notes or changes as you go…

• Are there any new longings that have emerged, to be added to the list?
• Are there any longings that need to be edited or clarified in some way?
• Are there any longings that need to be moved up the list? (I want it more than…)
• Are there any longings that need to be move down the list?
• Are there any longings that you are ready to remove from the list?

4. Every day, or when necessary, take time to re-write your list on a new page.

5. Pray (read through) your list, starting at the top of the list and moving down.

6. End by saying the Lord’s Prayer. (3 versions below)


Our Father in heaven,
Reveal who you are.
Set the world right;
Do what's best— as above, so below.
Keep us alive with three square meals.
Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.
Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil.
You're in charge!
You can do anything you want!
You're ablaze in beauty!
Yes. Yes. Yes.
(The Message)

Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
(Traditional)

God, our father (our mother)
may your name be honoured
may your Way become our way
as we surrender to your will
Give us what we need, for today
Just as you free us when we have fallen, help us not to hold on for too long to pain caused by others.
Guide us and give us wisdom to distinguish between your voice, and what only seems like your voice.
Amen.
(B Marshall)