A Prayer for Spiritual Freedom

August 29, 2024

The following prayer is frequently used before meetings. In the first person singular, it’s also a wonderful prayer to use for discernment.

O Spirit of God, we ask you to help orient
all our actions by your inspirations,
carry them on by your gracious assistance,
that every prayer and work of ours
may always begin from you
and through you be happily ended.

Amen

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