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I Summon Today – Jesus’s Power

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Now this 3rd part of St Patrick’s prayer is a POWERFUL prayer, a command, a realization of STRENGTH and POWER, BECAUSE we have an ALMIGHTY POWERFUL GOD WHO PROTECTS US. 

JUST BY SAYING JESUS’S NAME IN AFFIRMATION, AFFIRMATION of us knowing His POWER, we can ask Jesus to knock down the devil’s distractions. AND WE CAN CALL ON HIS PROTECTION. 

Here’s the poem prayer from St Patrick that is the strongest strong!!!

I summon today 

All these powers between me and those evils, 

Against every cruel and merciless power that may oppose my body and soul, 

Against incantations of false prophets, 

Against black laws of pagandom, 

Against false laws of heretics,

Against craft of idolatry, 

Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards, 

Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul;

Christ to shield me today 

Against poison, against burning,

Against drowning, against wounding, 

So that there may come to me an abundance of reward. 

Christ with me, 

Christ before me, 

Christ behind me, 

Christ in me, 

Christ beneath me, 

Christ above me, 

Christ on my right, 

Christ on my left, 

Christ when I lie down, 

Christ when I sit down, 

Christ when I arise, 

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

Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, 

Christ in every eye that sees me,

Christ in every ear that hears me.   

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And I appreciate this old testament scripture which reminds us our blessings to remember that strength of the Lord!

Jeremiah 17:7-8 NKJV 

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.”

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May we be strengthen today against anything that gets in our way of anything !!!

AMEN 

I Arise Today – A Recipe for Believing in God’s Strength

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As I still snack on my Irish Soda Bread (yum), I also am still pondering part of St. Patrick’s prayer – good for more than just on St Patrick’s Day. My decorations might have disappeared quickly, but my devotion to the Lord should be life long. Really it is a recipe for strengthening and a recipe for Life – all the ingredients added – all from God into the mix.

St Patrick’s many prayers include reference to a “breastplate” prayer – which I would imagine is good to have as you ride into battle – which we do in our own certain ways every day. And other versions call part of it the “Lorica” – which refers to a sheth or case – which I will add that we should remember to let the Lord encase us in His protection.

Here is a portion of the prayer to ponder – the first part – it is a great way to remind ourselves that our belief in the Lord will protect us. If we are believing then we have faith to carry us – then we have faith to protect us – then we have faith to keep our minds busy while the rest of the world is swirling around us – let us keep our faith on our lips and our hope in our hearts.

Part 1 of the poem:


I arise today – 

Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through a belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness Of the Creator of creation.

I arise today – 

Through the strength of Christ’s birth and His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion and His burial, Through the strength of His resurrection and His ascension, Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.

I arise today – 

Through the strength of the love of cherubim, In obedience of angels, In service of archangels, In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward, In the prayers of patriarchs, In preachings of the apostles, In faiths of confessors, In innocence of virgins, In deeds of righteous men.

(to be continued tomorrow – keep praying and being strengthened – keep riding with the Lord!)

And the recipe for the Irish Soda Bread!