I ask for the help of my Higher Power in making my little victories into bigger ones by living each day as well as I can, for myself and everyone I encounter.  (One Day At a Time in Al-Anon, 1 April)

Please help me get back on track.  (Carol L. Fitzpatrick, Daily Wisdom for Women, 10 May)

By Thy grace, protect me from gluttony.  (Food For Thought, 14 April)

Help me let go of feeling excessively responsible for those around me.  (Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go, 17 April)

Help me shed bad habits.

I need the grace of self-control.  (Good News, Day by Day, 25 April)

 

Lord, take from my thought all ill will, grudges, hates, jealousies.  (Norman Vincent Peale, Positive Thinking for Every Day of the Year, 14 Apr)

Independence Day

Today Americans celebrate the birth of the United States, a nation that has traditionally allowed people to practice religion freely.  What does it mean to be openly Christian?  Does freedom of religious expression make any difference in the way you live?

Prayer:  God, thank you for the ideal of religious freedom.  May I use this right to openly spread the Good News through my words and my way of living. (Good News Day by Day, 4 July)