Shackle us o Lord

Father,

I offer to you our prayers, that we may be your slaves, 
slaves to your Love, your Mercy, your Guidance.

Break these chains that bind us to all that is not Holy, let all that see us know that we
are shackled to You and only You, forever.

Intertwine our souls with your Love, let us be healed from the sorrow and pain of sin, 
teach us how to resist the lure of the devil, that he may fail where you have succeeded,

Take our hearts, take our minds, take our souls. 

Take from me all that I have, for it was not mine.

Bind me to your breast, O Lord.

Shackle my soul.

Break the chains that choke our souls and all who have gone before us.

Wrap your Love around our hearts.

Restrict our movement Lord, that the only path we can take is yours.

Let us rejoice at the steep hill we climb for our Master.

Make us your slaves o Lord, that You will set us free.

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10/31/13

John 8:34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not continue in the house for ever; the son continues for ever. 36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. 

 Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.