About finding consolation for life's griefs

There is only one place 
where we will ever find consolation
for the grief and anguish of this world,
and that is in the loving and forgiving arms of Jesus,
our brother, our friend, our Lord and our God.

A hymn

With you beside me, always to guide me,
I will be safe, held in your hand.
In joy and sorrow, through each tomorrow,
You will be there where'er I stand.

I know it's not the greatest lyric ever, but it came into my head and I liked it.
Sorry!!

God, our Father in heaven,
you have made us from love and for love,
to be loved and to love.

Help us always
to live as you would have us live,
and to love as you would have us love.

About belief and unbelief

Dear God, 
All my belief is in you.
All my unbelief is in me.

A short prayer about what we have and what we don't have

Dear God, 
help us not to spend our lives 
grieving for what we do not have
but rejoicing for what we do have.

About discerning the important things in life

1. MAKING TIME FOR GOD 

God has made time for us. We need God in our lives. We must make time for God. 

 

2. MAKING TIME FOR OTHERS

 

We learn and receive more by caring about and for others. This we must seek to do.

3. MAKING TIME FOR OURSELVES

We must discern our potentials and seek to fulfil all which we feel called to be and do.

4. DISCERNING OUR PRIORITIES

We need to be aware of and prioritise all which we NEED to do.

5. DISCERNING WHAT WE NEED TO GIVE UP

We need to discern and remove what is 'over-filling' our lives and becoming a slavery.

I do know that this is all more easily said than done, especially by me!

A prayer about doing and saying things in the right way

Very often, in life,
it's not what we do, 
it's the way that we do it,
and it's not what we say, 
it's the way that we say it,
that causes offence to others.

Help us, dear Lord, 
to do what we do
and say what we say
in such a way
as not to cause offence.

And should we fail, 
help to be truly sorry,
and to say so, 
as graciously as possible.