Good Evening Family of Love,
I hope everyone had a blessed day of rest, relaxation, and renewal. I did! I attended an organ concert and sing along at Cal Poly. What have you done for fun this holiday season? There is still time and I recommend it highly. Too many people have ended up in the hospital or even worse during the holidays. So please do me a favor and take care of yourselves. This also includes taking care of your spiritual needs as well. Each day until January 7th and maybe beyond we are going to go back and do our meditation at the center. We need to be lovingly in contact with our inner beings. Tonight we will be meditating on the word love ! What does the word love mean to you? Do you feel loving ? Tonight's meditation music is this: O Come Emmanuel put your timers, mindfulness apps, or anything that keeps time. Let's set them for 5 minutes be mindful of your breathing. As you do this can you feel the peace in your bodies, minds, and spirits? If you can ,you are beginning to de-stress. Now say to yourselves slowly and repetitively.
After you do this for a few minutes let's meditate on the word love. What does the word love mean to you? Do you feel loving? After you consider what the word love means to you Begin praying, using the word Love in your prayers or you may use the following.
God of Love help us to be loving to all of our family of love. We pray that we may lovingly respond to each other's needs and concerns.
God of Love we pray for all who are traveling the next few days to visit loved ones. We pray for all of our loved ones whom we haven't seen for awhile.
God of Love we pray for all of our family members who are ill. Heal them O God of Love and Send you Son Jesus who is the Great Physician to heal, comfort, and guide them through their illnesses and trials.
God of Love we pray that love may be the key to peace in your fragile and broken world. We pray for the courage and strength to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us.
God of Love we pray that as we grieve the loss of loved ones this time of year that the bonds of love are never broken in this life and in the next. Help us we pray to realize that Love means never having to say goodbye.
God of Love we pray for those who are dying and have died today that they are feeling your loving presences as they transition into the Thin Places.
God of Love we pray for all those who longing for justice and universal human rights. May we continue to pray for a loving spirit of justice, mercy, and that peace may reign in all our hearts.
God of Love we pray for all the children of the world that they may be loved and protected from harm.
God of Love we pray for all the least of these who may be without food or shelter tonight. We pray for their safety. Help us to love the least of these and as we do this may we know that we are loving you in return.
God of Love help us to lovingly care for your Cathedral of Life and protect all living things.
God of Love surround and protect all refugees, immigrants captives, prisoners, victims of violence and terror, abuse,bullying, and victims of modern day slavery and human trafficking.
God of Love may we lovingly respond to those who ask us for prayer especially______
God of Love plant in our hearts this night seeds of love, hope, peace, and joy. May we walk with you and carry love and light to others. Help us to continue to Follow the Star and meet Jesus again in the manger and in our lives.
God of Love we lift up these prayers in the name of your son Jesus our Promised Messiah. Amen.
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Good Night Family of love! I love you! You are loved by God! You are loved by us! You must love yourself too! You matter to me! You Matter to God! You matter to us! And you must matter to yourself. Take time to de-stress by having dessert of the spiritual and physical kind. Your bodies, minds, and spirits need you to love them too! I Give thanks to God for you this day and always!
Love, joy, hope, and peace be always yours!
Sara
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