Catholic Morning Prayers

To Manage Time Well

Father, I'm praying for (name one or more) and others in my circle of family and
friends to be good managers of time...

Help them learn from Mary and Martha that busyness can keep them from sitting at
the feet of Jesus where they'll receive His teaching and enjoy His friendship.
May they find the one thing that Jesus said is needed—unhurried time at His
feet. Protect them from the busyness of Martha; may their lives not be driven by
the urgent but by the important—and help them know the difference. May they
remember that Mary chose to sit at Jesus' feet. (Luke 10:38–42)

May they make that choice, too, learning to be still before You—to cease
striving, to let be, to know that You are God. Otherwise, they may find
themselves working and serving in their own strength instead of Yours, feeling
weary and weighed down. (Psalm 46:10a; Philippians 4:13; Matthew 11:28)

Help them not to try stretching their days, rising early and staying up late to
do the things they feel they need to do— for You grant sleep to those You love.
(Psalm 127:2)

May they pause throughout the day, asking You to order their steps, being
confident that You will.

In Jesus' name, amen.

- Jim & Kaye Johns
Source: "Prayers for the Moment: One-Minute Scripture Prayers" Copyright September 2006.