Grace Incarnate

Dear Jesus, grace incarnate,

May Your holy Gospel

And Your teachings

Light up the world

And its people,

Bringing hope

To all who desire You.

For when we desire

The Gospel and the teachings of Jesus,

Our hearts are purified daily,

And that purity

Fills us with Your love,

Your life, and Your light.

Let the true teachings of Christ

Make our hearts like lamps

Filled with the oil of faith

And the light of Your truth.

May these lamps guide us

To God our Father.

Let the light of Christ

Shine brightly in our hearts,

So that as Christians,

We may live out

The teachings of Christ daily,

Doing what we can

With God's help.

Help us to be pure

In heart and mind.

Help us to pray daily,

To listen to Your word,

And to do what You teach

With all our heart.

May Your Gospel

Lead us ever closer to You,

And may Your teachings

Fill our hearts with love,

Life,

Light,

And hope.

Amen

The Way of Love, Light, and Life

Dear Christ, most holy King,

Our Teacher and Shepherd,

Show us the way

Of love, light, and life,

Living joyfully

In the heart of Christ.

For You are the Way,

The Truth,

And the Life.

Make our hearts temples

Of grace, mercy, kindness, love, life, light, and compassion.

May Your love

And Your life

Overtake our hearts.

May we pray over

And meditate upon

The teachings of Christ daily,

So that we may grow closer

To God our Father.

Make our hearts true,

Pure, merciful,

And compassionate.

May our focus be on Christ,

And on what Jesus would do

In all times and places.

May we hold fast

To His holy Gospel,

And seek to do the same

To the best of our abilities,

With God's help.

For when we do

What Jesus has taught,

We become a light

In the darkness of this world.

God does not force Heaven on anyone,

But lovingly calls us

To follow Christ,

And to live out the teachings

Of Christ, the King of Ages.

Help us to desire

What is good and holy.

Make our hearts true

By the teachings of Christ,

Now and forever.

Amen

Altars of Love and Light

Dear Sweet Jesus,

Make our hearts into altars

Of love, life, and light.

Make our hearts shrines

Of mercy, kindness, and compassion.

Of joy, peace, patience, and kindness.

For true worship

Begins in the hearts of men.

Bless those whose hearts are pure.

May their hearts be altars

For the Most High God,

Make them compassionate and joyful,
Full of life and love.

Wash them clean

In the precious blood of Christ.

And when our hearts become shrines

For God our Father,

And altars for Christ,

May we enter into sacred union

With Christ our King,

Our Savior,

Our Healer,

And our Teacher.

Amen

Through Christ and His Teachings

Christ has come

That all may receive eternal life.

He has come as joy,

Life, and love.

But we cannot receive eternal life

Simply because He has come.

We must go through Him

And follow His teachings.

For by His teachings

We learn to do the will of God,

Our dearly beloved Father in Heaven,

Anyone who tries to go around

The teachings of Christ

In order to make it to Heaven

Will not find the way.

For the teachings of Christ

Are the most important teachings

On this earth.

His light is forever.

His love is everlasting.

His teachings spread

From shore to shore.

Let His teachings

Penetrate our hearts.

Let us hear them,

Love them,

And do them.

Though no one is worthy of Heaven,

May we try our best,

With the help of God,

To follow every teaching of Christ.

Amen

Hail Mary, Mother of Light and Love

Hail Mary, full of grace,

The Lord is with you.

Blessed are you among women,

And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Holy mother of light and love,

Let the attitude of your holy Son

Penetrate our hearts and minds forever.

Amen

Pure Water from a Well

Dear Christ, King of Peace, Prince of Compassion,

Be to all men a light forever,

To enlighten your minds and hearts daily.

Oh Christ, our true King,

May His mercy teach us the way as a compass.

May Christ be true to us

Who desire with all our heart to follow His teachings.

For His teachings are life everlasting,

Like pure water drawn from a well,

Washing the heart and mind from sins,

Both big and small, mortal and venial.

His teachings are like honey—

Sweet, pure, and gentle.

Work on having compassion daily

That with the attitude of Christ,

You might grow in the knowledge of God the beloved Father.

His teachings spread loving kindness over all the Earth,

But above all, His true teachings

Are a light to the nations.

Amen

Shrine of Delight

Oh Jesus, Son of God, Joy of Life,
May the heart of all true Christians
Become an everlasting shrine.

Guide the nations to our dearly beloved,
Our heavenly Father above
Let us be true to Christ our healer,
Our teacher and holy flame of love.

With everlasting compassion,
May our hearts forever remain
A true and holy shrine
For the worship of His name.

May our hearts become a shrine of delight
For the Lord of truth and life.

Amen