The prayer that I say (sing, actually) every single day for the Hartford Catholic Biblical School—for students, faculty and administration, colleagues in other Biblical Schools and at Paulist Press, and Archbishop Mansell himself—is a prayer of thanksgiving in song, recorded by the Monks of the Weston Priory in their album, "Go Up to the Mountain." (Click on the link to order the song from their website.)On this Thanksgiving Day, I wish to share this prayer with you, my friends:
With thanksgiving to God our prayer is
Always filled with profound joy for you
When we think of the strength you are for others
And letting God live in you with such beauty and truth.
May your faith become strong in God's Word,
Certain land having been planted in you:
Thirst for wisdom and sensing Spirit's presence,
A life within, deep instilled, will inspire others' joy.
Living sign of the love that you share;
May your homes be filled with goodness and caring,
A place where there's no difference between stranger and friend.
May God's Presence be what you offer
As you welcome each other this day;
Simple kindness the bread of our lives,
A word of peace, a gentle mood, is God's gift to be shared.
Amen my friends, and Happy Thanksgiving!
