Your loins are to be girt with chastity, your breast fortified by holy meditations, for as Scripture has it, holy meditation will save you. Carmelite Rule 19

"Lord, I come before You today to ask for Your blessings in all I do and to thank You, knowing that You will answer my prayer. In Your time and in Your way Lord You will provide for my needs, help me to await these changes with patience and faith in Your holy providence. Help me also to praise Your Holy Name in the asking and in the receiving."