Good Evening Family of Love and God!
Happy Being Thoughtful and Thankful Thursday! We have been a family for 3 years now! I give thanks to God that we are. and I give thanks to you! We are brothers and sisters together. Tonight we celebrate here at Walk With Me On Our Journey on its third birthday! I cannot believe it that we here but we are. God is calling us to set an example for all our brothers and sisters together. We come together as a family tonight to pray and give thanks and vigil. We celebrate yes, but we are here first to pray, make peace, and be the light and comfort to those who are in need of our shoulders, welcoming heart homes, and kind words. We here at Walk With Me On Our Journey are here to build up and not tear down , to plant and to nourish, and to be a family where being CALM (Compassionate, Accepting, Loving, and Merciful) by our words and heartfelt deeds are guided by following God's example of radical love, hospitality, and mercy. Let us take time to pray.
God we light 3 candles tonight in thanksgiving to celebrate Walk With Me On Our Journey's third anniversary. We light these 3 candles as a symbol of what was past, what is here, and what is to come. We pray this night as we continue to show what it is like to be the Family of Love and God in these perilous times. We pray that we may use our words and prayers to lift up the those who are in desperate need of love, resources, encouragement, and a family. We pray that as a family we may draw in all of our family members with loving and welcoming prayers, arms, and with warm heart homes and sustaining love energy. We pray for all of our family members who have been bullied, hated abused, and who have been victimized by terror. We pray for all of our precious ones who we see the face of Jesus each and every day that they may be comforted and not made to feel invisible and on the margins of society. We pray for all who are ill that their bodies, minds, and spirits may be healed and consoled. We pray for all who have died this day and for their family members who mourn their loss. Help us to grieve well with them. We pray for peace, justice, love, and mercy in our nation and the world. We pray for sound governance by all people who lead us in this country and that they may use words of tact for the good of all. We pray this night for______________. We lift up these our prayers and the prayers that haven't been said to you O God. Amen.
Now repeat after me: "The Light of Christ in Me, Recognizes the Light of Christ in you!" Imagine that you are passing this candle to the person next to you and passing the candle from family member to family member. Lovingly look into their eyes and with tender and compassionate tone of voice repeat the above. Don't forget the smile!
Coronation Te Deum- William Walton
Let us pray!
God we thank you for the Gift of Walk With Me On Our Journey, we pray that it may continue to reach all of your family members with love, inclusion, kindness, and mercy.
God we give thanks for the witness Walk With Me On Our Journey makes to all of it's readers and family members in order to bring peace, seek justice, and be a voice for the voiceless.
God we give thanks for the openness that Walk With Me On Our Journey brings to the LGBTQ community and to all of humanity. We continue to pray that it will love, serve, and respect everyone's dignity.
God we give thanks for the efforts of Walk With Me On Our Journey and its being mindful of God's Cathedral of Life and promoting conservation of its natural resources in the animal, vegetable,and mineral kingdoms.
God we give thanks for the courage of Walk With Me On Our Journey for daily prayer for our enemies, those who wish us harm, the refugees, the strangers in our midst, those who are victims of violence, terror, and abuse.
God we give thanks for the loving care Walk With Me On Our Journey provides its family members and the daily prayers and loving support it gives.
God we pray for this night as we imagine our feet on the prayer walking trail______________
God we give thanks this night in celebration and remembrance for Fr. Jacques Hamel, and 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 especially in Santa Maria remembering, Javier Garcia Gaona.
God we lift up these prayers in the Name of Jesus The Prayer Walking role model for us all. Amen.
And these!
Let us pray and give thanks!
God we thank you for times of celebration that remind us to live life lightly with joy.
God we thank you and pray for you who made us. Sometimes we forget to offer our prayers for and we shouldn't because you are God and Father of us all, The Creator of Heaven and Earth, and Who lovingly made us in Your image and likeness.
God we thank you and pray for the many lives we touch daily by our words, deeds, and loving touches.
God we thank you and pray for all of our family members who are our support systems.
God we pray for all of our family members and especially for those who are ill and have asked us to pray for them remembering______________
God we pray for peace, love, justice, and mercy in this your fragile and broken world.
God we pray for an end to violence, terror, and abuse.
God we pray for all who are mourning during grief's long season. Help us not to skip steps.
God we pray for all who are dying and who have died today Remembering. We pray that they may enter the Thin Places with Joy and warmth.
God we pray for the environment and the preservation and the conservation of God's Cathedral of Life.
God we lift up any additional prayers, thanksgivings, celebrations, and remembrances before you and in the Holy Name of your Son Jesus. Amen.
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Good Night Beloved Family! I love you! May you find rest, relaxation, renewal, and refreshment this night. I give God thanks for you this night and always ! As God asked me Three Years ago Will You Walk We Me On Our Journey? I will continue to do so ! Will you?
With love,
Sara
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