Prayer - Workers Prayer

Here's a prayer created by the Associated Labor Union (ALU) called the Workers Prayer:

Lord Jesus,

We offer you this day our works,

Our hopes and struggles,

Our joys and sorrows.

Give us and all workers of the world

The grace to work as you did

So that everything we do

May benefit our fellowmen and

Glorify GOD, our Father.

Your Kingdom come

Into all factories, farms, offices and into our homes.

Give us this day our daily bread,

May we receive it without envy or injustice

May those of us who, today, may be in danger of sin

Remain in Your grace, and

May those who died in labor’s field of honor rest in peace.

Teach us to be generous,

To serve you as you deserve to be served,

To give without counting the cost,

To fight without minding the wounds,

To work and pray as our right and duty, and

To spend our life without expecting any return

Other than the conviction that

We are doing Your holy will.

AMEN

Amen, indeed.

Prayer - Prayer for Workers

Here's a prayer by the interfaith group Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) called the Prayer For Workers. It is in the style of call-response, but can be easily modify if praying alone.

Leader: Let us continue to recognize the many people whose work is a blessing, and to call those who are in leadership positions to act with justice.

All: God of Compassion, hear our prayer.

We pray for construction workers who build our homes and places of work and worship.

God of Compassion, hear our prayer.

We pray for injured workers who are too often neglected.

God of Compassion, hear our prayer.

We pray for farmworkers and poultry workers who help provide us with our food but who often work in dangerous conditions and struggle to provide food for their own families.

God of Compassion, hear our prayer.

We pray that our legislators and elected officials act on the cries for justice in our community.

God of Compassion, hear our prayer.

We pray that all owners and managers recognize the dignity of workers and uphold the standards of our faith traditions by providing living wages, affordable benefits and the freedom of association.

God of Compassion, hear our prayer.

God of Exodus, you went to your people in Egypt, saw their pain and set them free — free from the bondage of their oppressor. You walked with them to freedom. Walk with all of us who struggle for dignity in the workplace, for a living wage and for fair benefits. Bless all of us as we continue working to bring forth your vision — a vision of justice and peace, kindness and compassion, grace and mercy.

AMEN

Amen, indeed.

Prayer: Anima Christi

This is a Roman Catholic prayer to Jesus, developed in the medieval periods. It's authorship is unknown at the moment. Its content has Catholic concepts of the Eucharist (Communion), baptism, and the Passion of Jesus.

It was written in Latin, so here's an English translation of it:

Soul of Christ, sanctify me

Body of Christ, save me

Blood of Christ, inebriate me

Water from the side of Christ, wash me

Passion of Christ, strengthen me

O good Jesus, hear me

Within Thy wounds hide me

Suffer me not to be separated from Thee

From the malignant enemy defend me

In the hour of my death call me

And bid me come unto Thee

That with Thy Saints I may praise Thee

Forever and ever.

Amen.

I personally like this prayer and I try to pray it every afternoon.