The School of Work and Prayer: Easy Essays

In America
Work rules Man and his family
He is whipped by efficiency
He is driven by insecurity
He is lured and ensnared by comfort
His family is isolated and joyless
On the School of Work and Prayer
Man and his family rule work
He is struck mightily by charity
He is satisfied with the toil of his own hands
He is captivated by the beauty of creation
His family is communion and joyful

In America
Man worships Money
Therefore man will do degrading work to have it
Man worships Pleasure
Therefore man will use others to feel it
Man worships Himself
Therefore man will do the works of war to preserve to it
On the School of Work and Prayer
Man worships the Creator
Therefore man will do creative work to create with Him
Man worships the Trinity
Therefore man will do work in community to imitate Him
Man worships God who is love
Therefore man will do the works of mercy to love Him

On the School of Work and Prayer
There will be a garden of prayer
And some will draw water from the well
To water the garden of prayer
Some will drink the dews and rains
That water the garden of prayer
Some will contemplate with joy
The spring bubbling up in its midst
To water the garden of prayer
The water is the living water
Life for all in the garden of prayer
On the School of Work and Prayer

Lord, teach us to pray
On the School of Work and Prayer
Lord, teach us to pray
Through St. Teresa of Avilla, Doctor of Prayer
Lord, teach us to pray
Through St. John of the Cross, Doctor of Mystical Prayer
Lord, teach us to pray
On the School of Work and Prayer Lord, teach us to pray