Prayer of Protection

Prayer of Protection

Richard Foster begins his time of contemplation with this prayer of protection: 

“By the authority of almighty God,
I surround myself with the light of Christ, 
I cover myself with the blood of Christ,
and I seal myself with the cross of Christ. 

All dark and evil spirits must now leave.
No influence is allowed to come near to me 
but that it is first filtered through the light of Jesus Christ,
in whose name I pray.
Amen.”

Richard Foster. Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1992, page 157.