Dear Family of Love,
Happy You Matter Monday Eve. This is the first day of the week and that means we need to dial in with God and take time to rest with God. This is so important. God has something for us to hear and we need to listen. Listening isn't always easy but that's where silence, meditation, and prayer comes into play. We also need to put up our feet and relax. We may want to hurl ourselves from one moment into another a la the hamster wheel or what ever image you have in your mind. This hurling, propelling, and glorification of busy isn't healthy for our bodies, minds, and spirits. It may cause us more harm than good. Each of us should develop our own meditation plan. One size definitely doesn't fit all. You have heard of IEP ( Individual Education Plans) in Education we are going to do here at Walk With Me On Our Journey a different IEP - an Individual and Inspirational Empowerment Plan. This IEP is designed with you in mind.
It begins with you and God! (Also Remember You = We/US = Me )We must walk hand in hand with God on God's Journey and Ours. Lean on God. Serve God. Let God's arms be your soft place in which to fall and when God gives you a family to surround you in your time of need or in ordinary time remember they came from God too.
You and God are team players in life and as with every relationship that involves conversation and listening our egos must go and we must make every effort to work with God as God works with us.
Take time out each day to be in conversation and listening. Decide when that will be for you. I wouldn't recommend that it is at the end of the day prior to bed time. That is when you may fall asleep and meditation and listening requires our whole selves and inner beings.
Don't be a gimme, gimme, gimme, in your prayers. Prayers are as much a part of being a servant of God than a person who has a major Holy Gift and Want//Need list or Registry. Prioritize what or whom is important in your prayers and meditation.
Remember we are always to walk, talk, and listen with holy feet, lips, and ears. We also need to use our hands in a holy and life giving way that won't hurt or harm.
We must see Love as the Gift that the Holy Spirit gives us to be empowered and inspired. Love Energy can and will rock and change the world and even in our own lives.
Use the Worry/ Sabbath Jar daily and also Make time to have a Gratitude Board if you'd like on your fridge. What are you grateful for each day. You may write it out or pray it in thanksgiving.
This is just a start. Now, Let us take time for our breathing and mindfulness exercises : It is simply this we start with our breathing exercises using this format:
Inhale the Holy Spirit.
Exhale Love.
Inhale the Holy Spirit
Exhale Love
Inhale the Holy Spirit
Exhale Love
Now repeat the following 3 times;
Be Still and Know That I am God.
Be Still and Know
Be Still
Be
Now let us sit in silence for as long as we need to. Even if it is only for one minute today.
Tonight we will have a musical interlude to get us ready for prayer please select one:
Vaughan Williams- Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis
God as we walk, listen, and gently talk to each other this night may we feel your precious and life giving love and presence.
God help us to know who and what we are to be in prayer about. Enliven and awaken our hearts to pray when they feel disconnected.
God we pray that our steps may be quickened, our spirits enlivened, and that we may feel the Waters of Life coursing through our veins.
God center us in you as we offer ourselves to go deeper into the innermost core of our being.
God may we seek to know that everything that you have made is holy.
God empower us to be truly peacemakers in the world.
God help us to continue to be enthused about serving you and loving others.
God take from us anything that is causing us fatigue of any kind.
God we pray this night for anything that you have lain upon our hearts.
God help us to be day brighteners for other by shining your light through us and and to others. May we radiate your love to all of our family members.
God Thank you for all that is on our hearts, spirits, and minds this night.
God may we be empowered to serve the least of these who are our family members and to see you in their eyes.
We pray these our prayers in the name of God the Creator, Jesus our Redeemer, and The Holy Spirit the Sanctifier. Amen.
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Good Night Family of Love/ God who are much beloved. I love you! May you find rest, relaxation, refreshment, and renewal this night and always. I give God thanks for you this night and always!
Remember tomorrow is You Matter Monday!
With love, joy and hope,
Sara
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