Rooted in God – 
A Prayer For Strength
A Prayer of Blessing

Rooted in God Continues from Page 3 of Psalm 91 - A Prayer For Strength

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“All things must come to the soul from its roots,
from where it is planted.” 
Teresa of Avila


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An Original Prayer By Paul, The Apostle

Below is the original prayer from Paul in the Bible  (known by Catholic Christians as Saint Paul). 
I pray this prayer of blessing and prayer for strength for all of you who are here now on this page.

Before you say it pause to think of someone that you would like to be blessed with a greater knowledge of love today. This could be yourself.

Rather beautifully this prayer to be rooted in God is equally suitable for someone you have a problem with or someone you feel at peace with!

“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory,
to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;

that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 
May be able to comprehend with all saints
what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”

(Ephesians 3:14-21, KJV Bible quote about roots)

My Adaptation Of The Prayer For Personal Use

Affirmation Prayer To Be Rooted In God’s Love

Dear God,

According to the riches of Your glory,
I am strengthened with might by your Spirit.

By faith Christ dwells in my heart.

My roots go down deep into the soil of your marvellous love
such that I know, along with all the saints,
the breadth, 
and length, 
and depth, 
and height of your love.

Yours is the love that surpasses knowledge

I am filled with the fullness of God.

Amen 

Isn’t that wonderful?
I pray to be rooted in God.
I am rooted in God.

Alleluia :-)

What do I love about this prayer? 

Our roots go down deep

I love the way this bible quote refers to things of the earth and nature, as the Bible so often does.

I, like so many of you, find it easy to find God in nature.

If I am rooted in God, rooted in Love, I have stability. I am able to withstand elements of my life that might otherwise cause me harm...

This for me is therefore a real prayer for strength.

The source of strength of a tree is not restricted to what is visible - a tree has roots.

In the same way, my strength does not lie in my own limited idea of who I am - I too have roots. 
I draw on an unseen source of nourishment and strength - I draw on God that is in me and all around me. 

You can receive God’s Love in hard times

“May my roots go down deep into the soil of your marvellous love.”

As the Beatles sang: All you need is love....

I would add that it is only God’s love that meets every need.
God's Love stays when the love of others has gone.
God's Love stays at times when self love is difficult to find. 

All you need is God’s Love.

God only your Love meets every need.
Only Love stays when the love of others has gone.
Only Love stays at times when self love is difficult to find. 

All I need is Your Love. AMEN

We can find it hard at times to believe that anyone can help us:
We might tell ourselves:

"Too much has happened. I am too damaged. It is too late."

"There is something about me which means I can't be helped."

"I have made too many mistakes to deserve help."

I am here to tell you (and myself). You can be helped. :-)


It doesn't matter how much has happened. 
It doesn't matter how damaged you seem to be. 
You are right on time. 
There is nothing about you that means you can't be helped.
You are not too bad.

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God's provision

The image of seeing yourself as rooted in God’s Love helps you to have hope that God can and will provide for your individual needs.

Why? 

Because the same earth nurtures very different seeds.

Just as many different kinds of seed are nurtured by earth. So all of us are nurtured when we allow our roots to go down into God's love.

To grow, all I need is love. 
To grow, all you need is Love. 
In an environment of love, growth is natural.

God's life in you

A seed is an amazing thing. It contains life.

When placed in the earth a seed breaks open,
grows roots
and shoots up on its journey of growth.

You are an amazing thing.
You contain life.
You are on a journey of growth.
Let God be your earth. 

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Other Bible Quotes On Roots And Trees

There are so many Bible nature quotes which encourage us to reduce our dependence on external circumstances and become more dependent on God.

Here is another:

“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; 

his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” 

(Psalm 1:3, KJV esword)

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Just as we prayed to be rooted in God before, now – in this Bible quote – we choose where to plant ourselves.
We choose to plant ourselves next to the rivers of water – the river of God’s love.
Even when the elements of life threaten to destroy us, our roots tap into this water.

“But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God:
I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it:
and I will wait on thy name;
for it is good before thy saints.”
(Psalm 52:8-9, KJV)


My Journey To Put My Roots Down Into God's Love

In 1993, the walls of my life fell with a great crash: I lost my health, my emotional strength, my job and many important relationships. 
I became motivated to build my house on the rock of God’s love. 

I had been rooted in the things of this world including my own self-image as a helpful busy person. The things of this world did not sustain me through a difficult time.

Instead they were dug up, and I became willing to be rooted in the good earth of God’s love.

One of the ways I did this was to pray the wonderful prayer of blessing and prayer for strength in this article: “May my roots go down deep...”

What I receive is mine to give. And so, I pray for all who read this...

May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvellous love. 

Amen.

Thank you for reading this article.
And thank you for being here.

With the Love we are

Katherine

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