Walk With me on Our Journey: Heavy hearts in need of healing!

Dear Family of Love,

We are approaching many sad and anxiety provoking events in our country's life and on top of it all tonight as well as today we find ourselves taking in National Suicide Prevention Day. We were also reminded of the persecution and bullying of LGBTQ youth with the many postings of the Trevor project along with information from the Domestic Violence Hotline. This week is also the time we remember all who lost their lives, livelihoods, and all who were deeply affected by the events of 9/11 in New York, Shanksville, and the Pentagon. Tonight we learned of President Obama's plans to get rid of ISIS. I would say that everyone has a reason to be depressed, anxious, sad, and not to mention having anger rear its ugly head. This plays a big role in having our bodies, minds, and spirits not working effectively. So my dear family I suggest that if you can, get outside and breathe and take a short walk and pray. This is our prescription for many ills physical, mental, and spiritual. This week may be hard on quite a few of our family members not to mention ourselves. This is when prayer, meditation, and physical exercise will refocus our energies and may have a time of Gentle Priority Shifting. Tonight let us take time to go deeper and find love, peace, and listen to that sill small voice at the center. When we do this I hope many of our heavy hearts may find the healing that they need.

Tonight's meditation music is Diane Arkenstone - Kiva Ceremony or Ah Nee Mah-Ancient Voices- Full Album , Tonight take time to breathe and be at one with the holy and find peace, love, and listen for the still small voice. Take all the time you need. When you are ready, slowly begin to pray these words

Gracious Spirit, we come to you with heavy hearts in need of healing. We offer our tender beings to you for the healing of our bodies, minds, and spirits.

Gracious Spirit we pray this night for and end to bullying and persecution of our LGBTQ youth and adults who are not lovingly accepted in our family May we love them and make for them a soft place in which to fall.

Gracious Spirit, We pray for an end to domestic violence and abuse of men, women and children that all those who have been affected this way may find necessary help and safe shelter,

Gracious Spirit, we pray for our family members who are lonely, homeless, and hungry. May they find compassionate company, safe lodging, and be feed with good food.

Gracious Spirit, protect all of our immigrants, refugees,prisoners, captives, that they may receive necessary care, justice, secure shelters, be led to freedom and liberty.

Gracious Spirit we pray that we may be good stewards of God's Cathedral of Life and protect the land that God has given us. May we conserve and learn to live simply out of Gods's abundance.

Gracious Spirit, we pray for rain in the drought parched areas of the world and for our family members who are affected by severe weather.

Gracious Spirit, We pray for all those who are suffering from mental illness and depression and especially our family members who are feeling low in mind, spirit, and energy. Heal them and may they know that they are loved, precious, and accepted fully into God's Family.

Gracious Spirit, we pray for all of our family members who lost their lives on 9/11 and we remember those who continue to mourn their loss.

Gracious Spirit, we pray for our family members who may be contemplating taking their own lives may they courageously ask for help and feel your encircling love around them.

Gracious Spirit, we pray for our family members who are suffering from Ebola, the respiratory viruses, A.I.D.S. and any other illnesses that are life threatening.

Gracious Spirit, heal and console all of our family members who have Cancer, Diabetes, and all autoimmune, and chronic illnesses. We pray for their caregivers.

Gracious Spirit, we pray for an end to terror and that as our nation is drawn into another conflict our prayers may rise for our President, Congress, and Troops, as they face the days ahead. May we knit a prayer circle of love around our country where we may sew seeds of love, hope, joy,justice, peace, acceptance,and mercy, and that hate, bigotry, and division may cease. May we all be one!

Gracious Spirit, may we add our prayers, thanksgivings, remembrances, and celebrations for ourselves and on behalf of others at this time.

Gracious Spirit we lift up our prayers in the Name of Christ Jesus. Amen.

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Good Night Gentle, Tender, and Loving Family! I love you and may you all find the days ahead a little brighter and you hearts lighter. I give thanks to God for you this day and always.

Love and peace to the brim and over flowing,

Sara