Daily Prayer
Saint Andrew
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
God’s holiness was revealed by the apostles; all peoples shall see God’s glory.
Psalm 139
O God, you search me and know me.
You know my resting and my rising;
you discern all my thoughts.
You know when I walk or lie down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before ever a word is on my tongue,
you know it through and through.
Your presence surrounds me;
your blessing is ever upon me.
Too wonderful for me, this knowledge,
too high, beyond my reach.
Where can I go from your spirit,
or where can I flee from your presence?
If I climb the heavens, you are there.
If I lie in the grave, you are there.
If I take the wings of the dawn
and dwell at the sea's furthest end,
even there you will lead me
and hold me fast.
If I ask darkness to hide me,
this darkness is not dark for you,
and night is as bright as day.
For it was you who formed me,
knit me together in my mother's womb.
I thank you for the wonder of my being,
for the wonders of all your creation.
Already you knew me.
When I was being fashioned in the depths,
my body held no secret from you.
Before one of my days came into being,
you saw all my actions.
How mysterious your thoughts!
How endless their number!
They are more than the sands.
To count them I must be eternal like you.
Search me, O God, and know my heart.
Test me and know my thoughts.
See that I follow not the path of evil
and lead me in the way of life eternal.
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
