say-a-little-prayer

"Prayer of an Engineer"

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:52:23 +0100

Almighty Father,
you are the source of all wisdom,
talents, and skills.

Thank you for these beautiful gifts
and opportunities to serve you,
using them in the work
you have entrusted to me.

Please open my heart
and enlighten my mind,
so that I may be fully in tune
with your divine purpose
in calling me
to the engineering profession.

Lord God,
you are the greatest Engineer,
please infuse me
even with just the tiniest spark
of your Divine Wisdom
so that as I do my work,
it is really your work that is done.

Loving God,
make my heart your Heart,
my mind your Mind,
and my hands your Hands.

Make me your instrument,
so that I may be always
conscious and mindful of the fact
that on my work depend the lives
and properties of my fellow humans.
Bless me also with the gift of love
and sensitivity to respect the people
who build and use the products
of my work.

This I ask in Jesus' name.
Amen.

"Prayer Before Exam"

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:42:41 +0100

Heavenly Father,
I praise and thank you for all the blessings
you have given me as a student.
I pray to you, in Jesus' name,
to send me the Holy Spirit
as I take these examinations.

Remove from my heart
all anxieties and fear.
Lord, enlighten my mind and inspire me
so that I may pass these exams
according to your will.

Continue to help me
and give success
to the works of my hands.

Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

"Prayer After Study"

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:32:25 +0100

Lord, pour out on us
the Spirit of understanding, truth
and peace.
Help us to strive with all our hearts
to know what is pleasing to you,
and when we know your will
make us determined to do it.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen

Prayer Before Study

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:26:14 +0100

Creator of all things,
true source of light and wisdom,
origin of all being,
graciously let a ray of your brilliance
penetrate into the darkness
of my understanding
and take from me the trouble
in which I have been born,
an obscurity of both sin and ignorance.
Give me a sharp sense of understanding,
retentive memory,
and the ability to grasp things correctly
and fundamentally.
Grant me the talents of being exact
in my explanations,
and the ability to express myself
with thoroughness and charm.
Point out the beginning,
direct the progress,
and help in the completion.
We ask this through Christ our Lord,
Amen.

Prayer For Students

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:13:20 +0100

Under your patronage, dear Mother,
and calling on the mystery
of your Immaculate Conception.
I desire to pursue my studies
and my literary labors:
I hereby solemnly declare
that I am giving myself
to these studies chiefly
to the following end:
that I may better contribute
to the glory of God
and to the promotion
of your veneration among men.
I pray you, therefore,
most loving Mother,
who are the Seat of Wisdom,
to bless my labors
in your loving-kindness.
Moreover, I promise with true affection
and a willing spirit,
as it is right that I should do,
to ascribe all the good
that shall come to me therefrom,
wholly to your intercession for me
in God's holy presence
Amen.