St Peters RC Church Hamilton

“O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise.” Psalm 51 v 15

Draw near to the heart of God.
Draw near without fear as you pray.
Listen to what the Lord has to say.
His wisdom is the best guidance.
He offers life to us in the Lord Jesus,
As we become open to His Spirit.
Prayer is the access, gift of grace,
A true and everlasting blessing.
Grace is given according to our belief and acceptance of Jesus.
Prayer is the only way to experience this.

“ ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world’.” John 1 v 29

Pray today and see what happens.
God longs to gladden your heart,
To fill your mind with His holy purpose.
You will find nothing to equal the power of prayer,
And the satisfaction of knowing God at first hand.
Prayer is the command of life,
For it opens the power of holy love.
In our realisation and acceptance of this fullness.
Prayer can be for all of God’s family
A song of praise and rejoicing, our asking answered.

“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.” Psalm 51 v 12

“Deliver me from the guilt....God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.”
Psalm 51 v 14

Lord, sin is all manner of our wrongdoing. Forgive us, Lord God, forgive us in the righteousness of
the Lord Jesus. As we pray forgive us. Forgive all faults, failings, errors of judgment, false ways of
living. Forgive our failure to turn to You through the cleansing, sanctifying Spirit. Forgive all
ignorance and defiance of Your holy ways. Forgive our errant, aberrant, rebellious spirit. Forgive
too, our failure to pray to seek the help we need.

“O LORD, have mercy upon me a sinner. Establish my heart in Thy will. Grant me true
repentance for my sins: right faith and true charity, patience in adversity and
moderation in prosperity. Help me and all my friends and kinsmen, all who desire and
confide in my prayers. Show mercy to all who have done me good and shown me
From a Prayer book the knowledge of good, and grant everlasting forgiveness to all who have spoken or (11th

century) of St thought evil against me. To Thee, my God, and to all Thy holy ones, be praise and Wulfstan, Bishop

glory for ever for all benefits which Thou hast granted me, and for all Thy mercies
of Worcester to me a sinner: for Thy Name’s sake.”

Lord, it is the knowledge and experience of Your mercy, that great, great power of holy love in
all its healing and restoration, which leads to prayer. Prayers of repentance and remorse lead