PrayersLiturgyHome | St. Guthlac PrayerSt. Guthlac pray for meHoly Melangell pray for me Pega, Godric, Cuthbert pray for me All holy hermits pray for me All holy men All holy women Saints of the Saxons Saints of the Welsh pray for me For I am alone and I need the help of the Holy One Be with me in my distress Oh holy saints of God Oh holy hermits of swamp and fen, forest and mountain, sea and islands, be with me Help me, comfort me Lift me to the throne of God that I may see him face to face and receive His love, His grace, His healing touch St. Guthlac pray for me Holy Melangell pray for me Pega, Godric, Cuthbert pray for me A prayer for St. Guthlac‘s dayThis Guthlac‘s day we remember:all seekers after freedom all who abandon violence for faith all who commit themselves entirely to the hunger for God And we pray to the God of the wild places, and of the street, and of the park, and of the church: that we may overcome the dark forces within or without which seek destruction that we may find our own 'wild place' in which to encounter the living God and that we may receive that same Spirit which Guthlac received to strengthen us and make the world whole And we thank God for the fenlands and wetlands of this world, praying for their flourishing as havens for the wild and free for the example of spiritual warriors like Guthlac who inspire us and share their wisdom with all who seek it and we thank you for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes! So God preserve to us the memory of Guthlac as we walk through the wilderness of this world with questions seeking and heart's longing, that we, like him, may live the promise of your wild peace. |