Father, today, this week, this year, as we seek to communicate faithfully your goodness with the world in ways that promote shalom, we pray:
“May He support us all the day long,
Till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over,
and our work is done!
then, in His mercy may he give us safe lodging,
a holy rest, and peace at last,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.”
–St. John Henry Newman (1801 – 1890)
Keywords: endurance, support, persistence, mercy, rest, peace