A Morning Prayer

As morning breaks I think of you, O Lord
and my desire is to serve You joyfully.

With gladness, I consecrate this day 
to Your Sacred Heart and offer whatever
joys and sacrifices may come my way.

Thank You for the graces You will send, 
all the love, all the beauty and
the ways You will answer my prayers.

Today, may I love my enemies 

and treat others as I would ask to be treated;

may I forgive seventy times seven and show mercy;

may I welcome the prodigal, 

have compassion for the Samaritan;

be a peace-maker and love my neighbor unconditionally.

Take all my heart and mind and strength, 
O Lord, that this day may be truly lived
for Your greater honor and glory
and for the salvation of souls. Amen.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on Us!