Prayer for April 9
O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you
as the day rises to meet the sun.
Praise to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.
Come, let us bow down and bend the knee : let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Freedom, how long have we sought you; dying, we now may behold you.
Psalm 44:1-2, 9-10, 25-26
We have heard with our ears, O God, our forefathers have told us : the deeds you did in their days, in the days of old.
How with your hands you drove the peoples out and planted our forefathers in the land : how you destroyed nations and made your people flourish.
Nevertheless, you have rejected and humbled us : and do not go forth with our armies.
You have made us fall back before our adversary : and our enemies have plundered us.
Indeed, for your sake we are killed all day long : we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
We sink down into the dust : our body cleaves to the ground.
Rise up, and help us : and save us, for the sake of your steadfast love.
Freedom, how long have we sought you; dying, we now may behold you.
Let's hear from you!