Fr Peter Brannelly shares a heartfelt prayer of encouragement especially for priests. Please share this message with your parish priests or chaplains, offering them renewed strength and gratitude as they continue their sacred ministry in the service of God’s people. Let us keep all priests in our prayers, encouraging them on their journey of faith, compassion, and leadership.
Transcript
All of us in our high tech instant world are just an email away from having a dreadful day. Your priests are no exception, and I wonder what we as priests should pray today. Perhaps it goes like this.
Loving Creator, we asked for strength, and You gave us difficulties to make us strong. We asked for wisdom, and You gave us problems to solve. We asked for prosperity for our parishes, and You gave us purpose and brains to use. We asked for courage and You gave us fears to overcome. We asked for patience, and You gave us situations where we were forced to wait. We asked for love, and You gave us sometimes troubled people to help. We asked for justice, and You called us to be just and lead parish communities with integrity. Lord, we have received nothing that we’ve asked for or wanted, and yet we received everything that we needed. For this as priests, we give You thanks.