A prayer of encouragement for all priests - Let's Pray with Fr Peter Brannelly

1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,520 All of us in our high tech instant world are 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,560 just an email away from having a dreadful day. 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:08,760 Your priests are no exception, 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,080 and I wonder what we as priests should pray today. 5 00:00:13,120 --> 00:00:15,040 Perhaps it goes like this. 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,400 Loving Creator, 7 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:18,840 we asked for strength, 8 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,000 and You gave us difficulties to make us strong. 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,560 We asked for wisdom, 10 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,040 and You gave us problems to solve. 11 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,600 We asked for prosperity for our parishes, 12 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,920 and You gave us purpose and brains to use. 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:33,480 We asked for courage 14 00:00:33,480 --> 00:00:36,040 and You gave us fears to overcome. 15 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:37,640 We asked for patience, 16 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,960 and You gave us situations where we were forced to wait. 17 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,440 We asked for love, 18 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,640 and You gave us sometimes troubled people to help. 19 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:49,560 We asked for justice, 20 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,720 and You called us to be just 21 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,320 and lead parish communities with integrity. 22 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:59,200 Lord, we have received nothing that we've asked for 23 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:00,600 or wanted, 24 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:04,120 and yet we received everything that we needed. 25 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,320 For this as priests, 26 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:07,680 we give You thanks.