Short prayers for various situations

General
Holyand eternal God,
in you we live and move and have our being.
In all our cares and occupations,
guide and govern us by your Spirit,
that we may both remember and reveal your presence;
through our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.


Preserve us, O Lord, while waking,and guard us while sleeping,that awake we may watch with Christ,and asleep may rest in your peace.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled,as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

O God,the author of peace and lover of concord;
to know you is eternal life,to serve you is perfect freedom.
Defend us your servants in every stress and danger,that we may trust in your defence and not fear the power of any adversaries;
through Jesus Christ our Redeemer.Amen.
God be in my head, and in my understanding;God be in my eyes, and in my looking;God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;God be in my heart, and in my thinking;God be in my end, and at my departing.

In darkness and in light,
in trouble and in joy,help us, heavenly Father,
to trust your love,to serve your purpose,
and to praise your name,through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,and the love of God,and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen.

For the ill
Loving God,
keep us aware of your presence,
support us with your power,
comfort us with your protection,
give us strengthand establish us in your peace.
Amen.

For the dying
God our creator and our end,
give us grace to bear bravely the changes we must undergo,
the pain we may have to faceto come to our home with you.
Give us the courage to welcomethat unimaginable moment awaiting us;
give us trust and confidence;
and at the last give us peace.
Amen.

When someone has died
God of heaven and earth,help us to entrust our loved ones to your care.
When sorrow darkens our lives, teach us to look to you.
May we on earth always know the comfort of your presence,and share with them the rest and peace you give, in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Loving God,
be with us as we face the mystery of life and death.
Strengthen us as we bear this loss.Help us to face the future with courage and confidence in your care and love;
through our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
Amen.