10 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, as the sinners did, you went down into the waters of the river Jordan to be baptized by John. Your humility enables us to perceive God’s love. Step by step you let yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit, whom you also send into our hearts, and who renews our joy at being children of God.
9 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Living God, your love goes beyond anything we could hope for. Enable us to confide ourselves to you in every situation. In joy as in sorrow, you are very close to us.
8 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God of love, your light shines out in the face of Jesus. And he constantly sends the Holy Spirit into our hearts. In this way you light up our darkness. And hope moves us to believe that all human beings will see your salvation.
7 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Holy Spirit, enable us to listen to you. So often your voice can be heard as if in a breath of silence. It says to us: do not be afraid, only believe.
6 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, you reveal God’s goodness to us. At the wedding feast at Cana, you showed that you came to give us life in fullness. Like Mary, we surrender ourselves to you, in the confidence that you choose the best moment and the best way to fill us with your joy.
5 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, we trust in your forgiveness, for it unifies our being and makes us free – free to love.
4 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, you came to the earth not to be served but to serve and to give your life. Make of us humble servants of the Gospel, who live from trust in God.
3 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Eternal God, by sending Jesus, the Christ, you have caused a new light to shine in the world. And Christ places it in each human being. It does not dazzle; it is altogether inward; often we do not see it; but it never goes out. May the day come when its brightness gathers all human beings in your joy.
2 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, by your coming you call us to simplicity of life. This opens our eyes to the needs of others. Give us the courage to leave behind whatever weighs us down as we go forward. And then we will be able to welcome every moment as a gift of God.
1 January 2021
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God of peace, your eternity is faithfulness: you always come to us. Grant us your Holy Spirit. In our thinking and in what we do, may we let ourselves be guided by your breath of goodness. And may your peace fill the whole human family.