From A Maryknoll Book of Prayer, a “Prayer for the Unemployed,” by John and Margaret McCarthy:
“Dear Lord Jesus Christ, you wanted all who are weary to come to you for support. Lord, I am worn out by my inability to find wage-earning work. Day after day, my worry and fear grow as the rejections of my applications mount. I am able and willing to work, but I cannot find a worthwhile job. Please help me to obtain one soon so that I can support myself and my family in a decent way. However, if it is your will that I wait longer, enable me to worry less and to be able to take advantage of the time available to get closer to you. Let me realize that there are other ways to bring about your kingdom on earth besides salaried work; help me make use of them for the time being so that I may continue to grow as a person for your greater glory. Amen.”
Another prayer (general) in the same book, by St. Thomas Aquinas: “Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affliction may drag downwards; an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose my tempt aside. Bestow on us also, O Lord, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you: through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.” - DJ
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