Dear Family of Love and Fellow Pilgrims on our Life's Journey
Today we had an another amazing prayer walk and it made me feel amazingly good. Tonight's walk made me realize that every moment we live, move, and be, we have a new life. Our past, present, and future are in the next time we inhale and exhale. So you see the future isn't very far away, it is in our next breath.What did you do today on #YouMatterMonday? Are you taking care of yourselves? Did you get the Monday overwhelm? Please take stock and see where you fall. Daily inventory as part of one's life and even our spiritual ones are vital. Now, I encourage and invite you to do just that. Take time for silent reflection and give yourself permission to reflect, rest, relax, refresh and renew for 10 minutes. If you don't have time for 10 minutes or are uncomfortable, start off with two and build up gradually. Put the timer on and close your eyes. When the timer finishes, slowly open your eyes. How do you feel? What things or thoughts came to mind and are you ready to lay down your worries and place them in the Worry/Sabbath Rest box for the night?
Let us pray as we reflect upon our life today:
God we thank you for awakening our bodies, minds, and spirits today. We pray that we may always be grateful when we first open our eyes in the morning.
God grant us times to reflect up on our lives daily and make amends if we have hurt anyone. We give thanks to you God the gifts of repentance and forgiveness. Help us never to take these gifts for granted.
God we give thanks for all of our family members who we may not see very often.
We pray for the peoples who are our family members in Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Kenya, Syria, The Ukraine, South Sudan, Darfur, and all other places where there are warring factions, unjust laws, and human rights violations. We pray for peace in this world and may we become peace makers, light shiners, hope bringers, loving family members to all of your precious children O, God.
We pray for all the homeless, hungry and all the least of these O God. We pray especially for the gift of seeing Buena Vista Vince on a bus bench on Broadway this evening may he be safe from harm where ever he and all your precious family members take shelter.
We pray for all of us who continue to mourn losses of loved ones and pets and who face anniversaries of our loved one's passing or leaving.
We pray for all caregivers of every kind remembering especially:
Clergy
Day care providers
Early childhood educators
Alzheimer's care providers
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
CALM (Child Abuse Listening and Mediation)
CPS ( Child Protective Services)
APS ( Adult Protective services)
Law Enforcement,
Emergency rescue personnel
Hospital workers
Hospital Chaplains
Seminarians who are doing CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education)
Mental health workers and aides
Law enforcement personnel.
Emergency Medical Technicians
Emergency rescue personnel
Pastoral Care teams (Lay Eucharistic Ministers, Lay Eucharistic Visitors, those who sit vigil at the bedside of the dying)
Hospice workers
Mortuary personnel
Certified Nursing Assistants
Nurses
Home health aides
House keepers
In Home Supportive Services
Medical professionals
Disabled transportation workers
Caregiving and in home agencies
Nursing home workers
Family members who care for loved ones
Visiting Nurses
and You!
Please add to the list !
Gracious and loving God we lift up our prayers for ourselves and especially for___________________
We add our thanksgivings, remembrances, and celebrations too especially ___________________
We lift up these our prayers and concerns to you O God in Jesus mot holy name. Amen.
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Good Night Dear Family of Love! Rest gentle in the knowledge that you are loved and are never alone. I love you, you matter, and I give thanks to God for you this day and always.
Love, joy, peace, and hope be always yours,
Sara
Ralph Vaughan-Williams Mix (Durham Cathedral Choir)
Lessons for the Feast of Joseph Butler -Bishop of Durham
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