Life isn't an empty bag to fill

 I used to look at myself & I saw me very different from how I am today. I couldn't imagine I wouldn't meet my partner in crime and I hadn't any job opportunities & no children. But since I have had lymphoma I have been very happy of how my life was going, happy for everything because I could have been died at a very young age and I am still here instead. I've had to face up to big difficulties, pains & I discovered that I can be always happy, I can do beautiful things, my life is wonderful as it is. I have  beautiful memories of the time I have lived with my beloved ones. The real emptiness of my life is that I have to find an emptiness as if life is an empty space to fill like a bag. I hadn't many things but I have many others. 

Building bridges : A word of prayer

Dear Lord, 

we want to thank you for this opportunity, 

to go the distance of gathering us together to talk about building bridges, 

and mendingbroken ones,

because you are the arch-builder of bridges,

bridges of love, 

bridges of hope, 

bridges of compassion, 

bridges of justice, 

may you lead us as we continue our journey together, 

of building a common voice, 

an interfaith voice, 

an ecumenical voice, 

an interdenominational voice, 

to empower especially young people, 

and those who are living with or personally affected, or vulnerable to HIV, 

to empower them to see a world without AIDS, 

that together we can live to see what you have promised us, 

a world that is abundant in life, and in health , and in peace, 

in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

AMEN . 

Prayer by REV. Conon Gideon Byamugisha, a founder of the International Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV or AIDS (INERELA +)

More info http://www.iacfaith.org

Prayer: For a better world

https://cafod.org.uk/Pray/Prayer-resources/Prayer-for-a-better-world

Prayer: For a better world

For the people whose lives have touched ours,
for the love they show,
the burdens they lift,
the hopes we share.

Compassionate God, we ask you:
to fill us with your love,
to place in our hearts a spirit of courage,
to move us to reach out to others in need.

And lead us to play our part,
so that now and in generations to come
all your children may share
in our hope for a better world.

We ask this through Christ our Lord,

Amen

Catherine Gorman, written for the Your Catholic Legacy consortium 

Taken from https://cafod.org.uk/Pray/Prayer-resources/Prayer-for-a-better-world

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