Our Morning Offering – 9 February
Lord, for Tomorrow and its Needs
By Sister Mary Xavier (1877)
Lord, for tomorrow and its needs
I do not pray;
keep me, my God, from stain of sin,
just for today.
Let me both diligently work
and duly pray;
let me be kind in word and deed,
just for today.
Let me no wrong or idle word
unthinking say;
set thou a seal upon my lips,
just for today.
And if today my tide of life
should ebb away,
give me Thy sacraments divine,
sweet Lord, today.
So, for tomorrow and its needs
I do not pray
but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord,
just for today.
Amen
AnaStpaul 
I love that prayer and pray it always while in Adoration of Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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It probably gives our age away Hughie 🙏🤗
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Yes indeed. It is in a little Prayer book that I have no recollection of where it came from. I also have wooden crucifix of unknown origin. Both mean a lot though.
The prayer can by today’s standards seem kind of sing-songy but I don’t pray it that way.
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I so much prefer the old prayers – the old true ways of the Church Hughie.
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