You shall love the Lord, your God,

with all your heart,

with all your being,

with all your strength,

and with all your mind,

and your neighbor as yourself."

May all my actions spring from love.

Prayer

Prayer is the light of the spirit, true knowledge of God. Prayer stands before God as an honored ambassordor. It gives joy to the spirit, peace to the heart. Prayer, not words.

Pray from the heart, not confined to fixed times or periods but continuous throughout the day and night. Our spirit should be quick to reach out toward God, not only when it is engaged in meditation; at other times also, when it is carrying out its duties, caring for the needy, performing works of charity, giving generously in the service of others, our spirit should long for God and call him to mind, so that these works may be seasoned with the salt of God's love.

Paint your house with the colors of modesty and humility. Make it radiant with the light of justice. Decorate it with the finest gold leaf of good deeds. Adorn it with the walls and stones of faith and generosity. Crown it with the pinnacle of prayer. In this way you will make it a perfect dwelling place for the Lord.

taken from a homily by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop

Talk about love

there is no greater love.

Sacred Heart of Jesus,

I place all my trust in you.

Love

Love is patient,

love is kind.

It is not jealous,

it is not pompous,

It is not inflated,

it is not rude,

it does not seek its own interests,

it is not quick-tempered,

it does not brood over injury,

it does not rejoice over wrongdoing

but rejoices with the truth.

It bears all things,

believes all things,

hopes all things,

endures all things.

Love never fails.

{Paul, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8}

Grace me with these gifts,

for this I pray.

Lord, true light and source of all light, listen to our morning prayer. Turn our thoughts to what is holy and may we ever live in the light of your love.
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In the silence of the morning I see the first light of dawn and I thank you for this day. Soon the birds will come to feed, the earth awakens. I ask your blessings and graces.

May you all be filled with His light.