A Prayer for All that is Good

Let us recall to mind all the graces we have received from the Lord…the healing of a sick child…a friend you’ve been praying for has come to know the Lord…a burden has been lifted from the heart…you were able to make ends meet this month…a high-risk surgery went well…making it through a really tough day…

So many things to be thankful for, and sometimes words don’t come to mind, but we can sing or say a sing an Alleluia in praise to the Lord for all that is Good in the world:

Sebastien: Un soldado a casa hoy regreso Y un niño enfermo se curo Y hoy no hay trabajo en el bosque de la lluvia	Sebastien: A soldier returning home today And a sick child was cured And today no one is working in the rain forest
Un desamparado se salvo Por causa de una buena acción Y hoy nadie lo repudia, hallelujah  Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah	A homeless man was saved Because of a good deed And today no one rejects him, hallelujah  Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah,hallelujah
Carlos: Un ateo que consiguió creer Y un hambriento hoy tiene de comer Y hoy donaron a una iglesia una fortuna	Carlos: An atheist who came  to believe And a hungry man has something to eat And today someone donated a fortune to a church
David: Que la guerra pronto se acabara Que en el mundo al fin reinara la paz Que no habrá miseria alguna, hallelujah	David: That the war was soon ended That at the end of the world peace will reign There will no longer be any misery, hallelujah
Urs: Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah  Por que la norma sea el amor Y no gobierne la corrupción Sino lo bueno y lo mejor del alma pura	Urs: Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah  Because the norm will be love And they won’t govern with corruption But with what is good and the best of a pure soul
Todos: Porque dios nos proteja de un mal final Porque un día podamos escarmentar Con que acaben con tanta furia, hallelujah	All: Because God protects us from an evil end so that one day we may take heed of what may happen with much fury, hallelujah
Urs: Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah	Urs: Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
David: Hallelujah, hallelujah	David: Hallelujah, hallelujah

Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life with fear. Rather, look to them with full confidence that, as they arise, God to whom you belong will in his love enable you to profit by them. He has guided you thus far in life. Do you but hold fast to His dear hand, and He will lead you safely through all trials. Whenever you cannot stand, He will carry you lovingly in his arms.

Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow. The same Eternal Father who takes care of you today will take care of you tomorrow, and every day of your life. Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it.

Be at peace then, and put aside all useless thoughts, all vain dreads and all anxious imaginations.

Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)