PRAYER BEFORE A JOURNEY 

 Father, as we journey these next days, keep us in your loving care. Protect us from danger, from mechanical failure and from violent storms. Make us wise and prudent around water and in the woods or mountains. 

Give us respect for nature, so that we neither defy its power nor defile its beauty. Help us to be kind to one another and to enter into the relaxation of this trip with joyful hearts. May we return home more thankful, more generous and more mindful of your blessings. We ask you to bless all travelers with the same protection and kindness.We pray in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour. Amen.