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This request is for myself. I was privileged to have a job interview this past Tuesday afternoon for a graphic designer position at an industrial business in a neighboring town. At the time of my interview, just shy of 160 people had responded to the job ad (printed in Sunday’s newspaper) and there had been 10 more interviews scheduled for the rest of the week. I should be hearing from someone who works for the business sometime during the coming week.

Please pray, not so much that I will get the job, but that I will accept God’s will for me no matter what the outcome. While it would be a good accomplishment to have a new job (and one that allows me to put my design skills to some good use), I am trying to focus on accepting whatever God’s plan may be and allowing Him to guide me in taking the next step forward, wherever He desires to lead me. Thank you, and God bless. +J.M.J.+
 
Beloved Friend,

I dearly hope you get the job that you so desire. I bet you are very skilled and I pray God answers your prayer. 🙂

Love,
Sheila

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins,
my Mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand,
sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.:gopray2:
 
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
Perhaps you might pray that the person who most needs the job will receive it. Then, whatever the outcome, you will have served God by putting love of your fellow man before love of self. Oftentimes, when I don’t receive something I desire, a better opportunity eventually presents itself. I can’t help but think that this is God knowing better my needs than I know myself.
 
Saburo said:
Perhaps you might pray that the person who most needs the job will receive it. Then, whatever the outcome, you will have served God by putting love of your fellow man before love of self. Oftentimes, when I don’t receive something I desire, a better opportunity eventually presents itself. I can’t help but think that this is God knowing better my needs than I know myself.
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When you put it that way, now I feel a bit selfish asking for people to pray that I might have a good outcome. 😊 I suppose I derived what I said from the fact that my dad has been desperate for me to find a different job (preferably in the industry for which I studied in college so that he doesn’t believe the money he spent on my college education has gone to waste) and now they’re hoping to eventually kick me out of the nest.

Lord God, I ask that You will help me to put my own interests aside and instead I pray that this job, for which I interviewed this past week, will go to whomever is most in need of it. Inspire the person making the decision to choose the candidate whom they deem is most fit to fill the empty position. Whatever the outcome, help me, by Your grace, to find Your will in it and to follow where You intend to guide me. Amen.
 
DonaNobis_Pacem said:
When you put it that way, now I feel a bit selfish asking for people to pray that I might have a good outcome. 😊 I suppose I derived what I said from the fact that my dad has been desperate for me to find a different job (preferably in the industry for which I studied in college so that he doesn’t believe the money he spent on my college education has gone to waste) and now they’re hoping to eventually kick me out of the nest.

Lord God, I ask that You will help me to put my own interests aside and instead I pray that this job, for which I interviewed this past week, will go to whomever is most in need of it. Inspire the person making the decision to choose the candidate whom they deem is most fit to fill the empty position. Whatever the outcome, help me, by Your grace, to find Your will in it and to follow where You intend to guide me. Amen.
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I think you were honest in intention. Don’t worry about it 🙂
To keep away from asking what I want, I always throw in “but let your will be done, father” at the end of each prayer.
 
Lord, please grant that DonaNobis_Pacem keeps totally abandoned to your merciful love full of confidence in your merciful love. May your holy will be done in his/her life with no obtacles to your holy will. Grant him/her the grace to persevere in a state of grace and help him/her always to do your will. Please grant him/her this job, if it is your will for him/her; and if it is not your will for him/her, please grant him/her the grace to accept this outcome with patience, surrender and love. Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayer.
 
Lord, I pray, as did St. Alphonsus Liguori, “Give me nothing but Your love and grace, and these shall be sufficient for me.” Let me remain completely devoted to Your will alone. Amen. :gopray:
 
Praying from today’s Liturgy of the Hours:

Almighty Lord and God,
protect us by your power through the course of this day.
even as you have enabled us to begin it.
Do not let us turn aside to any sin,
but let our every throught, word and deed
aim at doing what is pleasing in your sight.
[We make our prayer] through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.

May the Lord bless us and keep us from all harm; and may he lead us to eternal life.
AMEN
 
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