Forward Movement > Quotes

“May the strength of God pilot us. May the power of God preserve us. May the wisdom of God instruct us. May the hand of God protect us. May the way of God direct us. May the shield of God defend us. Amen.”
― Forward Movement, Prayers for All Occasions

“Almighty God, who offered your only Son to be made perfect through suffering, and to win our salvation by enduring the cross: Sustain with your healing power all whose loved ones have given their lives in the service of our country. Redeem, we pray you, the pain of their bereavement, that knowing their loss to be the price of our freedom, they may remember the gratitude of the nation for which they gave so costly a sacrifice. And grant, O Lord, that these dead shall not have died in vain, and that out of the distress of this present age there may arise a new and better world in which your will shall rule, to the honor of your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.”
― Forward Movement, Prayers for All Occasions

“May the true God of all things, who sent forth the Holy Spirit upon the apostles in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, send the Spirit now upon you, to guard you and impart to you his bounty, that the fruits of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—may be yours, this day and forever. Amen. —adapted from Cyril of Jerusalem”
― Forward Movement, Prayers for All Occasions

“For a Mother Awaiting Childbirth Lord Jesus Christ, whose blessed Mother knew the joy of anticipation as well as the fears of childbirth: Grant me the grace of a quiet mind during these days of waiting, and the strength and courage that I shall need when the time of delivery is near. And may the child that shall be born to me bring blessing, and be a blessing always. Amen.”
― Forward Movement, Prayers for All Occasions