Family Prayers for Daily Grace
Family Prayers for Daily Grace provides the prayerful words that describe a wide range of family experiences. Beginning with a selection of mealtime blessings and prayers of thanks, expressions of gratitude naturally flow into collections of prayers of appreciation for the many blessings of home and family. More intimate prayer topics focus on facing the challenges of life, learning and growing, the importance of developing personalities, and overcoming bad habits. Prayers about relating to other people and developing social values are provided as prayerful reminders that family members must reach out to others in the spirit of the Gospel.

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Family Prayers for Daily Grace
Family Prayers for Daily Grace provides the prayerful words that describe a wide range of family experiences. Beginning with a selection of mealtime blessings and prayers of thanks, expressions of gratitude naturally flow into collections of prayers of appreciation for the many blessings of home and family. More intimate prayer topics focus on facing the challenges of life, learning and growing, the importance of developing personalities, and overcoming bad habits. Prayers about relating to other people and developing social values are provided as prayerful reminders that family members must reach out to others in the spirit of the Gospel.

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Family Prayers for Daily Grace

Family Prayers for Daily Grace

by Renee Bartkowski
Family Prayers for Daily Grace

Family Prayers for Daily Grace

by Renee Bartkowski

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Family Prayers for Daily Grace provides the prayerful words that describe a wide range of family experiences. Beginning with a selection of mealtime blessings and prayers of thanks, expressions of gratitude naturally flow into collections of prayers of appreciation for the many blessings of home and family. More intimate prayer topics focus on facing the challenges of life, learning and growing, the importance of developing personalities, and overcoming bad habits. Prayers about relating to other people and developing social values are provided as prayerful reminders that family members must reach out to others in the spirit of the Gospel.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780764809620
Publisher: Liguori Publications
Publication date: 01/20/2003
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 5.12(w) x 7.38(h) x (d)

About the Author

Renee Bartkowski lived in New York State and was married over fifty years. She is the author of the Liguori’s best-selling book, Prayers for Married Couples, and other books on prayer, marriage, parenting and family living.

Table of Contents

Introduction9
1.Dinnertime Blessings and Thanksgiving
Asking for a Blessing12
Appreciating Our Abundance12
Expressing Our Praise12
Appreciating Our Blessings12
Expressing Our Gratitude13
Staying Connected in Gratitude13
2.Appreciating Home and Family
Appreciating Our Family16
Establishing a Loving Home16
Appreciating Each Other16
Being a Supportive Family17
Expecting Perfection17
Cooperating with Each Other18
Treating Our Family Well18
Being Tolerant19
Developing Strong Family Ties19
Appreciating Our Home20
Doing Our Fair Share20
Making Our Home Pleasant20
Resenting Family Rules21
Deserving Family Loyalty21
3.Facing Life
Facing the Good and the Bad24
Embracing All of Life24
Choosing to Be Good24
Coping with Life25
Valuing the Right Things25
Valuing Each Day25
Counting Our Blessings26
Developing a Sense of Humor26
Doing Our Best26
Choosing Our Attitudes27
Facing Our Challenges27
Being Positive28
Developing a Spirit of Adventure28
Coping with Failure29
4.Learning and Growing
Being Open to Learning32
Accepting Responsibility for Our Actions32
Dealing with Disappointments33
Learning Respect33
Learning to Persevere33
Learning from Mistakes34
Developing Good Sportsmanship34
Accepting Life As It Is34
Learning to Forgive35
Facing Difficulties35
Learning How to Disagree36
Developing Honesty36
Learning to Apologize37
Listening to Advice37
5.Coping with Daily Life
Breaking Cycles of Frustration40
Searching for Happiness40
Dealing with Problems41
Respecting Property41
Learning How to Criticize41
Expressing Appreciation42
Saying "No" to Drugs42
Facing Unpleasant Things43
Playing Fairly43
Going Along with the Crowd43
Avoiding Regrets44
Taking Frustrations Out on Others44
Building Good Relationships45
Having Our Own Way45
6.Walking with God
Walking with You, Lord48
Forgetting About You, Lord48
Sharing Our Days48
Accepting Your Will49
Serving You, Lord49
Having You in Our Lives49
Learning How to Pray50
Disappointing You, Lord50
Forgetting to Be Thankful50
Needing You, Lord51
Facing Difficulties51
Appreciating Your World52
Doing What's Right52
Silencing Our Noisy World52
7.Developing Our Personalities
Choosing Our Personality54
Knowing What's Important54
Feeling Worthy54
Dealing with Our Faults55
Feeling Special55
Overcoming Discouragement56
Facing Our Imperfections56
Developing an Important Talent56
Changing Our Attitudes57
Toughing It Out57
Help Us Do Right58
Taking Care of Our Bodies58
Being Self-Centered59
Storing Good Memories59
8.Overcoming Bad Habits
Being Dissatisfied62
Coping with Worry62
Getting Rid of Self-Pity62
Blaming Others for Our Failures63
Envying the Lives of Others63
Holding On to Anger64
Curtailing Gossip64
Resisting the Temptation to Cheat64
Complaining About Chores65
Using Bad Language65
Being Boastful65
Winning Arguments66
Getting Rid of Jealousy66
Dreading Tomorrow66
9.Establishing Goals
Preparing for Our Life's Work68
Fulfilling Our Mission68
Setting Goals68
Making Our Lives Meaningful69
Developing Our Talents69
Discovering the Right Path70
Feeling Inadequate70
Taking Advantage of Opportunities71
Fulfilling Our Dreams71
Needing Your Help71
10.Relating to Other People
Seeing Good in Others74
Taking Care of Each Other74
Making Fun of Others74
Influencing Other People75
Being a Good Friend75
Making Others Feel Good75
Helping Someone76
Being More Loving76
Being Kind to Others76
Loving the Unlovable77
Choosing Good Friends77
Being Supportive78
Accepting People Who Are Different78
11.Developing Social Values
Respecting Authority80
Keeping Our World Beautiful80
Making Our World Better80
Doing for Others81
Promoting Good Values81
Thinking of Others81
Speaking Up for Beliefs82
Reaching Out to Others82
Preventing Hatred82
Avoiding Prejudice83
12.Prayers for Special Occasions
New Year's Day86
Easter86
Thanksgiving87
Christmas87
Birthday88
Parents' Anniversary88
In Time of Trouble89
An Accomplishment89
In Time of Illness90
A Family Gathering90
13.Prayers for Other People
For People Who Are Lonely92
For People Who Are Poor92
For Troubled Families92
For Those Who Are Sick93
For Abused Young People93
For Struggling Young People93
For Mentally Challenged People94
For Elderly People94
For People with Disabilities94
For People in War-torn Countries95
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