A Prayer to Help You Start the Day

I arise today through the


power of God:


God's might to comfort me,


God's wisdom to guide me,


God's eye to look before me,


God's ear to hear me,


God's word to speak for me,


God's hand to lead me,


God's way to lie before me,


God's shield to protect me,


God's Heavenly Host to save me


from the snares of the devil,


from temptations to sin,


from all who wish me ill,


from near and afar,


alone and with others.



May Christ shield me today


against poison and fire,


against drowning and wounding,


so that I may fulfill my mission


and bear fruit in abundance.


Christ behind and before me,


Christ behind and above me,


Christ with me and in me,


Christ around and about me,


Christ on my right and on my left,


Christ when I lie down at night,


Christ when I rise in the morning,


Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,


Christ in the mouth of everyone that speaks of me,

Christ in every eye that sees me,


Christ in every ear that hears me