Christ within me, Christ beside me,
Christ behind me, Christ to guide me.
Christ above me, Christ beneath me,
Christ in eyes of all who greet me
Christ in rising, Christ in sleeping,
Christ in silence, Christ in speaking.
Christ in safety, Christ in danger,
Christ in face of friend and stranger.
This is an excerpt from St. Patrick’s Breastplate also known as The Deer’s Cry. There are many versions of this prayer and especially of this well-known section of it. In its entirety it is considered a prayer for protection. ♣
For John Michael Talbot’s sung rendition of this prayer click here.
Dan, ! Love and Blessings. EXACTLY what I needed today. Am going to keep it on my car seat for a “passenger”..so much seems frantic, fragile, cluttered, cramped, fearful, anxious and apprehensive. Why? Loong stories, but actually “seems” melts into God’s great blessings.