Daily Prayers for January 16
After twelve years of civil war and approximately seventy-five thousand deaths, El Salvador’s government and rebel leaders signed a peace treaty in Mexico City on January 16, 1992. Six government negotiators, five guerilla commanders, and five rebel negotiators signed the treaty one after another.
O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you
as the day rises to meet the sun.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Come, let us sing to the Lord : let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Song “We Are Marching in the Light of God”
Sustain us in the struggle, Lord : and raise us to your life.
Psalm 85:1 – 4
You have been gracious to your land, O Lord : you have restored the good fortune of Jacob.
You have forgiven the iniquity of your -people : and blotted out all their sins.
You have withdrawn all your fury : and turned yourself from your wrathful indignation.
Restore us then, O God our Savior : let your anger depart from us.
Sustain us in the struggle, Lord : and raise us to your life.
Genesis 9:18 – 29 Galatians 5:1 – 15
Sustain us in the struggle, Lord : and raise us to your life.
El Salvador’s Archbishop Oscar Romero said, “I have frequently been threatened with death. I must say that, as a Christian, I do not believe in death but in the resurrection. If they kill me, I shall rise again in the Salvadoran -people. Martyrdom is a great gift from God that I do not believe I have earned. But if God accepts the sacrifice of my life, then my blood will be like the seed of liberty, and a sign of the hope that will soon become a reality.”
Prayers for Others
Our Father
Lord, as humans we are always moving closer to death. Each morning is a reminder that our lives are fleeting gifts. But as your children, we are also always moving toward life. May this morning remind us that we are one day closer to the life that lasts forever. Amen.
May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you : wherever he may send you;
may he guide you through the wilderness : protect you through the storm;
may he bring you home rejoicing : at the wonders he has shown you;
may he bring you home rejoicing : once again into our doors.
