Dear Oh God, I ask not for easier tasks.I ask for stronger aptitudes and greater talentsto meet any tasks which may come my way.Help me to help othersso that their lives may be made easier and happier. Strengthen my confidence in my fellow men and womenin spite of what they may do or say.Give me strength … Continue reading Prayer for Strength
Prayer for Strength and Wisdom
Thank You, Lord,for being there for meand allowing me to cry out to youin my times of need. It is amazing to methat the Lord of the Universewould take time to listen to meand to care about what I say. God, there are things happening around me right nowthat I do not understand.Some of these … Continue reading Prayer for Strength and Wisdom
Pandemic Prayer
What if you thought of itas the Jews consider the Sabbath—the most sacred of times?Cease from travel.Cease from buying and selling.Give up, just for now,on trying to make the worlddifferent than it is.Sing. Pray. Touch only thoseto whom you commit your life.Center down. And when your body has become still,reach out with your heart.Know that we … Continue reading Pandemic Prayer
A Prayer for Inner Peace
Lord, please put Your peace in my heart.I'm worried and anxious.My mind races and obsesses.I can't help thinking about my problems.And the more I think about them,the more depressed I become. I feel like I'm sinking down in quicksandand can't get out. Calm me, Lord. Slow me down, put Your peace in my heart. No … Continue reading A Prayer for Inner Peace
A Time for Learned Engagement
As the University of the Incarnate Word works to provide a safe, inclusive learning environment for our diverse student body, we invite our greater UIW family to join us in our commitment to daily reflection on how we can "improve, listen more closely and consider how to better serve our University community (UIW President, Dr. … Continue reading A Time for Learned Engagement
Daily Prayers and Reflections: June 10
A Prayer for Peace of Mind Almighty God,We bless you for our lives,we give you praise for your abundant mercyand for the grace we have received.We thank you for your faithfulnesseven though we are not that faithful to you.Lord Jesus,We ask you to give us all aroundpeace in our mind, body, soul and spirit.We want … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: June 10
Daily Prayers and Reflections: June 8
Prayer for Peace and Calm Dear Lord and Father of humankind,forgive our foolish ways;reclothe us in our rightful mind,in purer lives Thy service find,in deeper reverence, praise. Drop Thy still dews of quietness,'til all our strivings cease;take from our souls the strain and stress,and let our ordered lives confessthe beauty of Thy peace. Breathe through … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: June 8
Cardinal Chronicles: Rhonda Cataline, UIW Class of 2020
Our UIW family is familiar with our origin story – three sisters made San Antonio their home in response to a desperate need for help during a cholera epidemic. Fast forward more than a century and we're faced with another health crisis, this time on a global scale. It's been a scary time, but we take comfort … Continue reading Cardinal Chronicles: Rhonda Cataline, UIW Class of 2020
Daily Prayers and Reflections: May 20
Draw Us Forth Draw us forth, God of all creation.Draw us forward and away from limited certaintyinto the immense world of your love.Give us the capacity to, even for a moment,taste the richness of the feast you give us.Give us the peace to live with uncertainty,with questions,with doubts.Help us to experience the resurrection anew,with open … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: May 20
Daily Prayers and Reflections: May 18
Easter Table Prayer Creator God and Lord of Life,You who call forth from the darkness of deathall those who love You,help us rejoice this Easter Seasonin the resurrection from the deadof our Lord, Jesus Christ.Visit our home and this tablewith Your bright blessing of peace and life.We pause in the midst of this prayerto remember … Continue reading Daily Prayers and Reflections: May 18
