I have to use differing means of grace (ways that God gets his grace to me) and there are times when such needs to change. In 2003 I was given a gift that I used a couple of years for the spiritual disciplines of study, prayer, and meditation. The title of this work is The Liturgy of the Hours that is a 4-volume means by which you use up to six times a day. The source is our Roman Catholic and Episcopal brothers and sisters.
A part of the Monday mornings readings from The Liturgy ... came from 1 Peter 1:1-11, part of a sermon by Pope Leo the Great speaking of justice and judgment as coming from the "wisdom and instruction and piety from the Lord", and the following prayer was suggested and prayed:
LORD, increase our eagerness to do your will
and help us to know the saving power of your love.
Grant this through our LORD Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever. Amen.
The days of this week have had a good start. Such does make a significant difference.
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