11 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, Good Shepherd, we would like always to listen to your voice, for you lead us on the way of a life that will know no end. When we understand that you have given everything for us, you awaken in us the desire to follow you step by step, day after day. And when the squalls of life bear down upon us, remind us by your Holy Spirit that it is in God alone that we can find rest. Yes, the joy of our hearts is in you.
10 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Praise be to you, God of life! You open for us a hope that does not let us down, because by your Holy Spirit you always create something new in us and around us. Help us to rejoice in in what you give us for our fulfilment, and may our joy be complete in you.
9 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)When life becomes hard and inwardly we are drawn in different directions, our fears can take control and we no longer know what to do. But you, God of consolation, stay close to us and you carry us always. And trust is born again; the dawn begins to break: you bring us back to life.
8 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Jesus, shepherd of our lives, you reflect God’s love, and your patience has no limits. You see, you hear, and you share everything with us. Open us to receive what you want to say to us today. May your word lead us always on your way.
7 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God of compassion, help us grasp how you look on people. You see those who are in need, those who weep or who are passing through a time of distress. By the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of consolation, help us to remember the words of Jesus: "Whatever you do for the least of my sisters and brothers, you do for me." Then our hearts open and we dare to take the next step in order to love as you have loved us.
6 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, we are full of questions, and often our desires pull us in all directions. But you welcome us as we are. We we would like to drink at your spring, the spring that you offer us by your life, and by your trust in us. Come and quench our thirst!
5 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Pilgrim God, you always walk alongside us. Your faithfulness is our strength. When our way is hard, and even when inward tears come to darken our steps, you never forsake us; you carry us. In our nights, the gentle glow of your love gives us light, and, little by little, joy comes to birth again deep within us.
4 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Risen Christ, you come to be with us at whatever point we may be in our life day by day. But if, like your friends after your resurrection, we often find it hard to recognize your presence, open our ears to the questions that rise up in our hearts, and open our eyes to the simple acts of goodness that we meet around us. The day comes when we understand that you were there, that you love us and that you have loved us even when we were far from you. And when you say to us, "Follow me", from deep within us a cry rises up: "As I am, I come to (...)
3 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Eternal God, whoever sees Jesus sees you. He came to serve, to give his life for love for every human being. By his resurrection, you have caused a light to shine in the nights of humanity. May that light shine in us; may it transform us little by little so that the dawn may rise, the dawn of a new life in you, lived for the people you entrust to us.
2 May
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God, you who love us, guide us by your gentle light. In the darkness that surrounds us, when we feel far from your dwelling-place, continue to guide us. Increase our hope, the hope which you show us in Jesus. You have raised him from the dead: there is nothing that can separate us from his love.