March 30, 2025
A Morning Prayer for You I began crafting the following prayer during my first 30-Day Silent Directed Retreat in 1994. I have been reworking and tweaking it ever since. At first I only prayed it before reading a passage of scripture. However, during my second 30-day Silent Directed Retreat in the summer of 2023 I began praying it every morning. Since Lent is a season to practice some different or extra prayer, I consider it an honor to share this prayer that is such an important part of my spiritual discipline and inspired by the spirituality generated by St. Ignatius of Loyola. Keehan Morning Prayer God come to my assistance, Lord make haste to help me. Thank you for this day, Lord. Give me the desire… to calm myself (deep breaths) in you, to trust in the goodness of your presence, to remain in your love now, today and always. Give me the