Prayer

Compassionate God, I thank you for the opportunity to take a holiday 

and be enabled to have a complete break from the daily rounds 

and the many responsibilities and routines that govern our lives.

It is such a joy to have this break, 

And I pray that it will be a time of rest and refreshment 

where I am enabled to go quietly through the day 

without having to plan for the many ‘workaday’ things 

that have become the norm in my busy daily schedule.

Help me to balance my work and rest in order to prepare 

myself for the term ahead.

Amen