Prayer of the Day A Hunter's Prayer
O Lord, you know of what we are made, dust and clay.
Our days are like grass, we bloom like a flower in the meadow;
the wind blows and we are gone. If you take our breath, we return to earth,
and our plans this day come to nothing.
You know my resting and my rising,
marking when I work or lie down,
all my ways are naked before you.
If I assume feathers at dawn and soar to the heavens,
you are there. If I lie in the grave, you are there.
Your right hand grips me forever.
From T. rex’ jaws
From raptor’s claws,
From life indoors,
From all our flaws,
Deliver us, Lord.
And smile upon us,
Mother mild.
Jesus I Trust in You!
Part of the Chaplet of Saint Desmond the Hermit from Corinna Turner's unSPARKed books. This prayer is from a fiction novel, by one of my favourite contemporary Catholic authors. We do not have the full story of Saint Desmond, we meet him in a prequel story, Liam and the Hunters of Lee'Vi, but he is referenced often especially how hunters and framers have a devotion to him. This partial chaplet struck me and I have prayed it daily, switching from the fiction Saint Desmond to Saint Benedict!
Relates posts and links:
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Books by Corinna Turner:
I Am Margaret Series:
0.0 The Underappreciated Virtues of Rusty Old Bicycles (A prequel)
0.5 Brothers (Prequel)
1.0 I Am Margaret
1.5 How Snakey Got His Name (Short Story)
2.0 The Three Most Wanted
3.0 Liberation
4.0 Bane's Eyes
5.0 Margo's (Attempted) Diary & Notebook
5.5 An Unexpected Guest
6.0 The Siege of Reginald Hill
6.5 Buttons (Short Story)
7.0 A Saint in the Family
I Am Margaret Series:
0.0 The Underappreciated Virtues of Rusty Old Bicycles (A prequel)
0.5 Brothers (Prequel)
1.0 I Am Margaret
1.5 How Snakey Got His Name (Short Story)
2.0 The Three Most Wanted
3.0 Liberation
4.0 Bane's Eyes
5.0 Margo's (Attempted) Diary & Notebook
5.5 An Unexpected Guest
6.0 The Siege of Reginald Hill
6.5 Buttons (Short Story)
7.0 A Saint in the Family
I Am Margaret The Play - Fiorella de Maria
Yesterday and Tomorrow Series:
Someday
Tomorrow's Dead
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unSPARKed Series:
Mandy Lamb Series:
Mandy Lamb and the Full Moon
Contributed to:
Secrets: Visible & Invisible 7 Amazing Stories - Catholic Teen Books
Gifts Visible & Invisible 8 Christmas Stories for Teens
Treasures: Visible & Invisible 8 Stories for Teens
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Yesterday and Tomorrow Series:
Someday
Tomorrow's Dead
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unSPARKed Series:
Prequel Short Stories:
Mandy Lamb Series:
Mandy Lamb and the Full Moon
The Wolf The Lamb and the Air Balloon
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Friends in High Places:
Elfling Series:
Other Books:
The Raven & The Yew
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The Raven & The Yew
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Contributed to:
Secrets: Visible & Invisible 7 Amazing Stories - Catholic Teen Books
Gifts Visible & Invisible 8 Christmas Stories for Teens
Treasures: Visible & Invisible 8 Stories for Teens
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