A time of prayer! God knows we need it!

Dear Family of Love,

Happy Self-Care Saturday! I attempted to do a prayer walk live on FB tonight but it kind of fizzled when the battery went low.  We will try it again tomorrow.  Tonight we are going to take time for silence, breathing, a vigil, and prayer time.  Wherever you are when you get this take time for silence and begin to  do our "Be Stills" and breathing exercises.

Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am.
Be still and know.
Be still.
Be.

Let us be and as we breathe in we remind ourselves of when God breathed live in us and all creation into being.
We breathe out to cleanse and heal our lungs and souls from all the bad stuff in our bodies, minds, and spirits.

We repeat as needed. 

As we get settled in. Let us prepare for this evening's prayer vigil.

God of all goodness and mercy we come together as your family to light candles and pray for peace in our hearts and the world. We pray this night for our neighbors who live in our physical neighborhood. We pray for our family members who are far away and do not know that we are their family members. We pray for all of our family members who are faced with dangerous wildfires in the places where they live, move, and have their being. We pray for all of our first responders and firefighters who are working hard to contain the fires. We pray this nigh for all those who live close by these smoky areas that their lungs, health, and property my be protected. This night we pray for and end to division and hatred. Help us God to be consistently sowing seeds of love, joy, hope, peace,goodwill, and hospitality to all of our brothers and sisters. We pray for peace and comfort for the cities of Kabul and Munich that have been affected by terror. We pray this night for all dear ones who are mourning the loss of life in a tragic accident at the Rosebud Reservation. remembering especially Jordyn Hespe, Kayden White Shield, Baby Bryer White Shield Bad Hand, and KT LaPointe.  Let  light perpetual shine upon them and give those of us who mourn their loss peace. We pray this night in the silence of our hearts for________________. We pray this night that we may be loving and caring family members to all during this time of crises and great trial. We pray that we may be able to love each other even in the midst of times of division and rancor.
We lift up these our prayers and light our candles O God as we continue to vigil and pray each day in the Name of your son Jesus. Amen.

We pray this night for all of our family members who are crying out for help and love.

We pray this night for all of our family members who are in need of  families and friends.

We pray this night for all of our family members who are living in dangerous and violent parts of this fragile and broken world.

We pray this night for peace within ourselves and peace in the world.  We pray for peace among all of our family members.

We pray this night for all of our littlest family members  as they grow up in a dangerous and unfeeling world. We pray for their safety as they return to school  We pray that all children may grow up in warm and loving families.

We pray this night for all of our family members who are animals and especially endangered species.

We pray this night that we may practice conservation of the Earth's natural resources in God's Cathedral of Life.

We pray this night for all of our family members who are on grief's long journey.

We take time to remember  and speak the names of these dear ones as has become our custom;

Montrell Jackson, Matthew Gerald and Brad Garafola, of Baton Rouge who were killed 

We pray and  remember the 4000+ persons who have died by acts of lynching in our country as we speak the name of Moses York who was lynched . We remember and pray for those who have been victims of violence at the hands of law enforcement officers as we speak the names of Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, and all others. We pray and  speak the names of the the Dallas 5 BRENT THOMPSON, PATRICK ZAMARRIPA,MICHAEL KROL,MICHAEL SMITH,LORNE AHRENS We pray and remember the Orlando 49 and speak their names: Stanley Almodovar III,Amanda Alvear,Oscar A Aracena-Montero, Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, Antonio Davon Brown, Darryl Roman Burt II, Angel L. Candelario-Padro,Juan Chevez-Martinez, Luis Daniel Conde, Cory James Connell, Tevin Eugene Crosby, Deonka Deidra Drayton, Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, Leroy Valentin Fernandez, Mercedez Marisol Flores,Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, Juan Ramon Guerrero, Paul Terrell Henry,Frank Hernandez, Miguel Angel Honorato, Javier Jorge-Reyes, Jason Benjamin Josaphat, Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, Christopher Andrew Leinonen, Alejandro Barrios Martinez, Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, Kimberly Morris, Akyra Monet Murray, Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, Joel Rayon Paniagua, Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, Enrique L. Rios, Jr., Jean C. Nives Rodriguez,Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado,Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, Edward Sotomayor Jr., Shane Evan Tomlinson,Martin Benitez Torres, Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, Luis S. Vielma,Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, Jerald Arthur Wright. We pray and speak the name of Ulises Garcia, Bernardino de Jesus, and all those who have died at the hands of gang violence. For all who have died by suicide by law enforcement today especially in Santa Maria remembering, Javier Garcia Gaona.

We pray this night for all of our family members who  are  discerning vocations and new life paths.

We pray this night for safety in our cities and towns.

We pray this night for______________________________

We pray this night for our family members who are practitioners of other faiths and belong to different faith communities that we may lovingly support them with our prayers and  listening ears.

We pray this night that all of our family members my be  free to live authentically as the beautiful people God made them to be.

We pray this night that all these our prayers may be accepted in the Holy Name of Jesus. Amen.


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Let us take time to breath and renew our spirits before we pray.

Breathe in the Holy Spirit.
Exhale Love.

Breathe in the Holy Spirit.
Exhale Love.

Breathe in the Holy Spirit.
Exhale Love.

Now let us close our eyes and listen to this; Einaudi -Top 10 piano songs or Einaudi- Relaxing Piano

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for this day. May we be refreshed, renewed, and re-created as we rest this eve.

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for our lives and the lives of our loved ones. May they be kept safe from harm and know that they are loved.

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for the gift of healing that you give us when we are ill in body, mind, and spirit.  We offer our prayers for all of our family members who are ill remembering this night_______________

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for all that you have made and for your Cathedral of Life that gives us the oxygen we breath and all the natural resources. May we be good stewards of your creation.

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for making us in your image and likeness. We pray that we may be able to live authentically with truth, honesty, and graciousness.

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for our loved ones. We pray for all our loved ones who have entered the Thin Places. We remember them by name.

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for the peacemakers making peace through out our land in the nations of the world with our enemies. May we strive to be peace makers.

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for the may aid agencies that serve the least of these our family members.  We remember especially___________________________________

We thank you loving and merciful Creator for our many blessings that we name now before you_____________.

We lift up these our prayers in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Good Night Dear Family of Love!  Have a blessed and restful night! I love you and give thanks to God for you always.

Love ,blessings, be always yours,

Sara

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