Prayer as we serve

By the practice of "prayer and reflection" we refer to:

 

1) Discerning God’s Spirit and the "greater good" (Magis) in prayer

2) Responding to the call to holiness by reflecting on what’s happening to our hearts and habits as persons and as Church, and thus, integrating all our activity into ongoing personal and social transformation.
 

In preparation for direct service:

Direct, O Lord, all our actions and carry them on by your gracious assistance,
That every word and work of ours may become from you
And by you be happily ended.
Help us to see you in all those we meet, to love you in all those we help.
Be with us now and always.
Amen.

Reflection after direct service:

Mighty God, Father,
Compassionate God, Mother of all,
Bless every person I have met and tried to help,
Every face I have seen,
Every voice I have heard,
Especially those most dear,
Bless every city, town, and
Street that I have known,
bless every sight I have seen,
every sound I have heard,
every object I have touched.
In some mysterious way these have all fashioned my life;
All that I am, I have received.
Great God, bless the world!
                                                                --John J. Morris, S.J.


Also - Ignatian Spirituality and Prayer