A Gratitude Prayer

sunrise2 pic      You, oh Lord, abide for ever and will not for ever be angry with us, for You have taken pity on us who are earth and ashes; and so it was pleasing in Your sight to give new form to my deformity.
You goaded me within to make me chafe impatiently until You should grow clear to my spiritual sight. At the unseen touch of Your medicine my swelling subsided,
while under the stinging eye-salve of curative pain the fretful darkened vision of my spirit began to improve day by day.

St. Augustine of Hippo

What Is Prayer and Meditation?

Prayer and Meditation is a form of conscious contact with God in which an attempt is made to communicate our needs to God, and reflect upon the will of God. The meaning of meditation is derived from the Latin word meditari (to concentrate). Meditation is the process of deliberately focusing on specific thoughts (e.g. the will of God, a beautiful experience, a spiritual desire, or relief from specific mental or spiritual pain, etc.) and thinking on their meaning in the context of God's Love, and our perspective of that love. This type of meditation is intended to stimulate thought and receive a deeper understanding of God. It is for cultivating the personal relationship with God.

Other Meditation Prayers
Prayer Name Description
Prayer To The Great Spirit Native American's prayer to the Great Spirit
Complete Serenity Prayer The Serenity Prayer we all know
Guidance Prayer By Thomas Merton for direction
I Asked God Faith through acceptance
Recovery Prayer #1 For recovery by anonymous
Recovery Prayer #2 For recovery by anonymous
Recovery Prayer #3 For recovery by anonymous
God Will Carry Us Faith prayer from St. Augustine of Hippo
Jewish Evening Prayer A "before bed prayer" by Rabbi Yisrael Pinson
Jewish Morning Prayer A "morning prayer" by Rabbi Yisrael Pinson
Jewish Prayer Before Retiring at Night

     Master of the universe! I hereby forgive anyone who has angered or vexed me, or sinned against me, either physically or financially, against my honor or anything else that is mine, whether accidentally on intentionally, inadvertently or deliberately, by speech or by deed, in this incarnation or in any other – any Israelite; may no man be punished on my account.
    May it be Your will, L-rd my G-d and G-d of my fathers, that I shall sin no more nor repeat my sins, neither shall I again anger You nor do what is wrong in Your eyes.
    The sins I have committed, erase in Your abounding mercies, but not through suffering or severe illnesses.
    May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You,
    L-rd, my Strength and my Redeemer.

    Hear, O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One.

Our Inspiration

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services AA Grapevine, Inc. Al-Anon Family Groups World Services AA St. Louis Central Service Office