Daily Prayer
Antiphon (mantra) repeat quietly:
I take delight in your promise, recounting your many wonders.
Canticle: Isaiah 38:10-14
"In the noontime of life
I must depart!
I am held at the gates of the nether world
for the rest of my years.
Never again shall I see God
in the land of the living.
No longer shall I behold my friends
among those who dwell in the world.
My dwelling, like a tent,
will be struck down and borne away.
Like a weaver who severs the last thread,
God will fold up my life.
Day and night I am given over to torment;
I cry out until the dawn.
Like a young swallow I utter shrill cries;
I moan like a dove.
My eyes grow weak searching for God
in whom I put my trust."
Pray the Prayer of Jesus (Our Father)
Translation © 1998 Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
