St. Paul’s Cycle of Prayer – Thursday – The people of Bondeau, Haiti, especially Pere Phanord, the school teachers and medical clinic volunteers, for our Cursillo community.
(click Prayer Instructions for links to Morning or Evening Prayer for today)
A switch to Evening Prayer for today, and the Mission St. Clare sight which I normally use opens with this hymn:
Hymn: I love to steal awhile away
I love to steal awhile away
From ev’ry cumb’ring care,
And spend the hours of setting day
In humble, grateful prayer.
I love to think on mercies past,
And future good implore,
And all my cares and sorrows cast
On Him whom I adore.
I love by faith to take a view
Of brighter scenes in heav’n;
The prospect doth my strength renew,
While here by tempests driv’n.
Thus, when life’s toilsome day is o’er,
May its departing ray
Be calm as this impressive hour,
And lead to endless day.
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As I “steal away from ev’ry cumb’ring care*”, I can’t add anything to that! Blessings to all.
*cum·ber
(kŭm′bər)
tr.v. cum·bered, cum·ber·ing, cum·bers
1. To weigh down; burden: was cumbered with many duties.
2. To hamper or hinder, as by being in the way: was cumbered with a long poncho.
3. To litter; clutter up: Weeds cumbered the garden paths.
4. Archaic To bother; distress.
n.
A hindrance; an encumbrance.
And all my cares and sorrows cast
On Him whom I adore.
I love by faith to take a view
Of brighter scenes in heav’n;
The prospect doth my strength renew,
While here by tempests driv’n.
Thus, when life’s toilsome day is o’er,
May its departing ray
Be calm as this impressive hour,
And lead to endless day.
As I “steal away from ev’ry cumb’ring care*”, I can’t add anything to that! Blessings to all.
*cum·ber
(kŭm′bər)
tr.v. cum·bered, cum·ber·ing, cum·bers
1. To weigh down; burden: was cumbered with many duties.
2. To hamper or hinder, as by being in the way: was cumbered with a long poncho.
3. To litter; clutter up: Weeds cumbered the garden paths.
4. Archaic To bother; distress.
n.
A hindrance; an encumbrance.