Let God's Light In!

Dear Family of Love and Pilgrim's on our Journey,

Tonight's prayer walk was spectacular and the Sun was especially calming and illuminating at the same time.

The world has been going through a bad period of dis-ease and I feel that it is time to let God's light In!

This takes each and everyone of us to become  peacemakers, hope givers, and bearers of joy. It seems to me that there is a hunger for love, compassion, acceptance and inclusion. I'm seeing a lot of family members who are very lonely and not feeling at all accepted as the beautiful children God has made. Each face and I mean each face you look into is a reflection of God and is holy. Today on our religious calendar we celebrated the feast of St. Joseph. I was thinking  if Joseph could accept and love Mary and Jesus even going against all of the customs and constraints of the day, so can we. Our challenge one to another and to the entire world is to speak out when our family members (that's you and everyone on the planet) are in trouble, lonely, and are being made to feel isolated and are being made victims of  by bullying, violence, and abuse. We must not turn away, we must turn towards each beloved Child of the Holy and show them the Love of God and the Light of Christ and walk hand in hand on our journey together with God. 

Let us take time to pray for our family members this night.

Dear God who Created us in your image and likeness may we never forget to look into each face and eyes as a mirror reflecting your love through us to them and back.

Watch over our family members who are struggling this night and especially Buena Vista Vince whom I haven't seen in awhile. We pray for safety of all our family members who are homeless, hungry, lonely and lost.

God we ask your calming presence to be among all of our family members who waiting for surgery and news of those who are having surgery.

God watch over all of our family members  who are ill and battling any illness of any kind we pray especially that our family members may step up and be relied upon as needed.

We pray for all of our family members who live in the many troubled regions of the world that peace may prevail and justice and mercy may finally be at work.

God help our family members deal with unrealistic expectations of how they want things to be and see things and situations as they really are.

We pray this day for all male and female role models that they may look to St. Joseph as a loving and compassionate role model for our Lord Jesus.

God hear the prayers of your children now remembering especially__________________________

God hear the thanksgivings as your children give thanks especially for______________________

God  hear the joyful celebrations of your children we remember this day_______________________

God hear and console those who grieve the loss of loved ones  this day and at other times remembering those whom we name before you_____________________

God, the Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier we lay these prayers in your fatherly and motherly arms  and ask that  you care for each of these requests made by your children from their uplifted, hearts, hands, and voices. All this we ask in Jesus' Holy Name. Amen.

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I hope and pray that tonight that you will begin to let God's Light In and that you remember this : The Light of Christ in me, Recognizes the light of Christ in you. May you be blessed and have a restful and peaceful sleep this night. I love you, you matter to God and me, and I'm blessed to call you family and as I ask from time to time Won't you walk with me on our journey?

Love and with a mind at peace and shining God's light to you this night,

Sara

Relaxing Sounds of Nature and Gregorian Chants This is the experience tonight! The sounds of nature and Gregorian Chants playing in my headphones!