Good Evening Dear Family of Love and Pilgrims on Our Journey!
Happy Take Care Tuesday! I hope you all are seeking,finding,and experiencing more holy a ha moments as the days go by. Today I went down to the church and handed out the lunches to our family members at the window. Every time I am present in God's sanctuary and it doesn't matter if it as church building, outdoors, in my home, or just sitting and relaxing I find that is where God is and we are: Today's hashtag is #SanctuariesComeInAllShapesSizesVenues. Our lives are meant to be places of sanctuary. If we cannot find God in the mud, the ivory tower, the grocery store, the faces of our brothers and sisters, or in the Words of St. John Chrysostom "If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice." Maybe I can say it more plainly God has created each of us to live in this world as if it were a holy place of sanctuary. Each day when God created each aspect of the universe etc., he called it "Good" Good = Holy and pleasing. So yest my dear ones how is your time of finding sanctuary coming along? Is your heart home the red doors to your life and soul? Think on these things and spend some quality quiet time in prayer, meditation, and reading the scriptures on William Laud today.
God of all and not some, we come to you this night and always asking your help that we might find sanctuary in our hearts, lives, homes, and wherever we may be, and throughout the world. Help us tonight to make vigil, pray, light candles and center ourselves with you as living sanctuaries of your presence and with CALM (Compassion, Acceptance, Love, and Mercy) Make our heart homes forever growing and tenderized so that we may see you in all that you created and that we may love you, our neighbors, enemies, and ourselves without condition but fully and freely without fear.
With you, O Lord, is the well of life, *
and in your light we see light.
With you, O Lord, is the well of life,
and in your light we see light.
Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens,
and your faithfulness to the clouds:
And in your light we see light.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
With you, O Lord, is the well of life,
and in your light we see light
.
V. Abide with us, O Lord:
R. For it is toward evening.
O Gracious Light Phos hilaron
O gracious Light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,
we sing thy praises, O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Thou art worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.
Psalm 73:24-29
Quam bonus Israel!
24 You will guide me by your counsel, *
and afterwards receive me with glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? *
and having you I desire nothing upon earth.
26 Though my flesh and my heart should waste away, *
God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
27 Truly, those who forsake you will perish; *
you destroy all who are unfaithful.
28 But it is good for me to be near God; *
I have made the Lord God my refuge.
29 I will speak of all your works *
in the gates of the city of Zion
Isaiah 6:1-8
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said:
"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory."
The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!"
Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!"
The Song of Mary Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as It was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-14
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as children—
‘My child, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
or lose heart when you are punished by him;
for the Lord disciplines those whom he loves,
and chastises every child whom he accepts.’
Endure trials for the sake of discipline. God is treating you as children; for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline? Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
Canticle 18
A Song to the Lamb Dignus es
Revelation 4:11; 5:9-10, 13
Splendor and honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for evermore.
Matthew 10:32-39
Jesus said, “Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it."
Prayers for the day!
Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like your servant William Laud, we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen
Let us pray the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is
hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where
there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where
there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where
there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to
be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is
in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we
are born to eternal life. Amen.
Prayers for Sanctuary!
God we pray this night that wherever we maybe we may find sacred space. May this be such a time a and place as this is.
God we pray that when we don't feel safe that we may look inwardly and find our heart homes a place of sacred space and safety.
God we pray that we may be a soft place in which to fall for all of our family members.
God we take this time to be together as one family where we can truly pray and feel the love we have for one another.
God we pray for all who are lonely, lost, and afraid that we may extend a loving hand and prayer towards them.
God we pray for peace in this fragile and broken world that we may seek to be peace makers, hope bringers, love givers, and radiate joy to all.
God we pray to be in harmony with nature and all living things and for the protection and conservation of your Cathedral of Life.
God we pray for all who are ill and in pain that their suffering may be relieved and given you healing balm.
God we pray for an end to all division and hatred that we all may be one and learn from each other.
God we lift up these our prayers in your holy and life giving name. Amen.
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Additional prayers for Vigil time!
Let us pray and commit ourselves to the tasks at hand! Before we do let us light a candle in solidarity to be people of sanctuary and safety.
God help us to commit to each other every day
to be mindful that everyone matters.
God help us we pray to commit our lives to the care of all of
our family members nearby and far away.
God help us we pray to commit to the equality and well being
of all and that we will speak truth to power in
solidarity with the marginalized as we
remember especially_________.
God help us we pray to commit our Love Energy and Heart Homes
to making peace on our streets and through out the world.
God help us we pray to commit our care muscles in the care of all
our family members and especially the least of these and
our many family members who are ill in body, mind, and spirit.
God help us we pray to commit our compassion muscles
in lovingly supporting our family members who are
grieving and having life struggles.
God help us we pray to commit our energy to be good conservationists
of your Cathedral of Life.
God help us we pray to commit ourselves to the fight of injustice,
being a voice for the voiceless, and speaking truth to
power and letting justice roll down.
God help us we pray to commit ourselves to the inclusion
of all human beings into our lives and be fully accepting of
them as our brothers and sisters.
God help us we pray to commit our energies in the
service of all our family
members who are in trouble, danger,
escaping tyranny and unsafe nations.
God help us we pray to commit ourselves to protecting all who
labor in factory, farm, and everywhere.
God we commit ourselves to you,
God we commit to being Loving towards you,
our family members, and ourselves.
God we commit to walk the walk and talk the talk
without fear and reservation,
God we commit to speak lovingly towards each other with dignity and respect.
God we commit to get to know our family members from other faith communities as our brothers and sisters.
God we commit to the affirmation that All Lives Matter and
All means All and not Some.
God we commit to enter into daily silence and go deeper
to the center to be in communion, conversation, and listening with you
and hear with our heart homes and with the necessary
Love Energy you Give us.
God we add our additional prayers and thanksgivings now remembering especially__________
Accept these our prayers in name of Jesus the Christ. Amen.
or these!
Dear Jesus, we pray that we may feel the warmth of your love and mercy.
May we be the light and show love and mercy to others and may they feel the warmth that we are giving.
Jesus, help us to learn to be more like you day by day.
May always remember these words:
Prayer of Saint Richard of Chichester
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits thou hast given me,
for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother,
may I know thee more clearly,
love thee more dearly,
and follow thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Jesus, we pray that we may be empowered to love,
serve, and help the least of these.
Give us courage Jesus, we do not know where to
plant our feet and know what to do.
Jesus, help us to be peacemakers so that we may
become and be the Children of God.
Jesus, heal and sooth our infirmities that we may rise and serve
You and all our family members, as Peter's mother-in-law did.
Give us the right amount of daily energy to do this.
Jesus, give us grace to see you in the eyes of our enemies,
strangers, refugees, immigrants, the least of these
and all those with whom there is division.
May we sew seeds of love, compassion, mercy.
Jesus, we pray for all the warring areas in Your Father's world especially
in the places where you proclaimed
Good News and told us not to be afraid.
Take away all the fear, terror, hate, and mistrust
of all of our family members who live in Your homeland and all
of the prophets, apostles, martyrs, Matriarchs, Patriarchs,
Remembering our Abrahamic family members.
Lord Jesus we name before you all those who have requested prayers
and we also lay before you all our worries
at your feet remembering especially___________
Jesus, may we rise to the challenge of being loving and writing
positive, loving, and reassuring posts in social media.
We pray that our words may heal not harm. We also pray and pledge
that we will speak truth to power and use words that will empower
our family members to fight on behalf of the least of
these and all those who are recipients of injustice and oppression.
Jesus, we pray for all who mourn this night and we pray especially
for those who have died and are dying
- remembering especially_____________
Jesus we offer all our prayers, thanksgivings, remembrances,
and celebrations to you and in your Name we pray. Amen.
Or these.
Prayers for the Tender Souls
We pray this night for our mental health professionals and all of our mentally ill family members who have fallen through the cracks.
We pray for better early interventions for those with mental illnesses and that everyone will be able to listen for their unspoken cries for help.
We pray for the marginalized who feel outcast. May we lovingly bring them into the circle and show them how You love us.
We pray for all of our Family members who have PTSD that they may receive care and the necessary services that will help them prosper and live productive lives.
We pray for our homeless family members who live outdoors. We pray that there may be adequate shelters and a variety of places to live that will meet their needs. We pray that we may be sensitive to their needs when we see them as we walk, shop, and are in our cars.
We pray for the safety of all the vulnerable members of our society.
We pray for better gun laws that will both protect our family members in our community and the persons who aren't suitable gun owners.
We pray that all churches may be truly sanctuaries for everyone and that there won't be a litmus test required to belong. We pray that all faith leaders will give the least of these the the security and feeling that they are loved, accepted, and that their dignity is respected regardless of who they are. Help everyone know who they are and whose they are!
We pray that there may be social service ministries in our urban centers that are non-threatening and available 24/7/365. May we be guided to think outside the box and minister to our family members who need these services.
We pray for compassionate immigration reform and that families may be kept together.
We pray for all of our medical professionals who work in the ER this night and those who work in the Mortuary and Hospice ministries.
We pray for an end to violence against women and children.
God we pray for Standing Rock and all places where there are protests. We pray for all sacred lands and waters.
God help us to be better at listening, watching, and being family to those who are different that ourselves.
May we see you in their eyes and love them as you love us.
God we lift up these our prayers and the prayers that we have been requested to pray this day to you !
Amen.
Good Night Dearly Loved Ones! May you find sanctuary everywhere and with everyone. I love you and am grateful for your presence here on on our daily pilgrimage. Have a restful night of peace and renewal.
Love and blessings!
Sara
Resources for the day:
LectionaryPage.net for today's readings. Lectionary- William Laud
Satucket Lectionary for Biographical information : William Laud
Walk With Me On Our Journey for Original Prayers and Vigils
Book of Common Prayer For Canticles and the Prayer of St. Francis
Book of Occasional Services Anthem at the Candle lighting.
24 You will guide me by your counsel, *
and afterwards receive me with glory.
and afterwards receive me with glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? *
and having you I desire nothing upon earth.
and having you I desire nothing upon earth.
26 Though my flesh and my heart should waste away, *
God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
27 Truly, those who forsake you will perish; *
you destroy all who are unfaithful.
you destroy all who are unfaithful.
28 But it is good for me to be near God; *
I have made the Lord God my refuge.
I have made the Lord God my refuge.
29 I will speak of all your works *
in the gates of the city of Zion
in the gates of the city of Zion
Isaiah 6:1-8
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said:
"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory."
The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!"
Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!"
The Song of Mary Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as It was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-14
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as children—
‘My child, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
or lose heart when you are punished by him;
for the Lord disciplines those whom he loves,
and chastises every child whom he accepts.’
Endure trials for the sake of discipline. God is treating you as children; for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline? Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
Canticle 18
A Song to the Lamb Dignus es
Revelation 4:11; 5:9-10, 13
Splendor and honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for evermore.
Matthew 10:32-39
Jesus said, “Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
For I have come to set a man against his father,
and a daughter against her mother,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household.
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it."
Prayers for the day!
Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that, like your servant William Laud, we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen
Let us pray the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is
hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where
there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where
there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where
there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to
be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is
in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we
are born to eternal life. Amen.
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is
hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where
there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where
there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where
there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to
be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is
in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we
are born to eternal life. Amen.
Prayers for Sanctuary!
God we pray this night that wherever we maybe we may find sacred space. May this be such a time a and place as this is.
God we pray that when we don't feel safe that we may look inwardly and find our heart homes a place of sacred space and safety.
God we pray that we may be a soft place in which to fall for all of our family members.
God we take this time to be together as one family where we can truly pray and feel the love we have for one another.
God we pray for all who are lonely, lost, and afraid that we may extend a loving hand and prayer towards them.
God we pray for peace in this fragile and broken world that we may seek to be peace makers, hope bringers, love givers, and radiate joy to all.
God we pray to be in harmony with nature and all living things and for the protection and conservation of your Cathedral of Life.
God we pray for all who are ill and in pain that their suffering may be relieved and given you healing balm.
God we pray for an end to all division and hatred that we all may be one and learn from each other.
God we lift up these our prayers in your holy and life giving name. Amen.
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God we pray that when we don't feel safe that we may look inwardly and find our heart homes a place of sacred space and safety.
God we pray that we may be a soft place in which to fall for all of our family members.
God we take this time to be together as one family where we can truly pray and feel the love we have for one another.
God we pray for all who are lonely, lost, and afraid that we may extend a loving hand and prayer towards them.
God we pray for peace in this fragile and broken world that we may seek to be peace makers, hope bringers, love givers, and radiate joy to all.
God we pray to be in harmony with nature and all living things and for the protection and conservation of your Cathedral of Life.
God we pray for all who are ill and in pain that their suffering may be relieved and given you healing balm.
God we pray for an end to all division and hatred that we all may be one and learn from each other.
God we lift up these our prayers in your holy and life giving name. Amen.
+++++
Additional prayers for Vigil time!
Let us pray and commit ourselves to the tasks at hand! Before we do let us light a candle in solidarity to be people of sanctuary and safety.
God help us to commit to each other every day
to be mindful that everyone matters.
God help us we pray to commit our lives to the care of all of
our family members nearby and far away.
God help us we pray to commit to the equality and well being
of all and that we will speak truth to power in
solidarity with the marginalized as we
remember especially_________.
God help us we pray to commit our Love Energy and Heart Homes
to making peace on our streets and through out the world.
God help us we pray to commit our care muscles in the care of all
our family members and especially the least of these and
our many family members who are ill in body, mind, and spirit.
God help us we pray to commit our compassion muscles
in lovingly supporting our family members who are
grieving and having life struggles.
God help us we pray to commit our energy to be good conservationists
of your Cathedral of Life.
God help us we pray to commit ourselves to the fight of injustice,
being a voice for the voiceless, and speaking truth to
power and letting justice roll down.
God help us we pray to commit ourselves to the inclusion
of all human beings into our lives and be fully accepting of
them as our brothers and sisters.
God help us we pray to commit our energies in the
service of all our family
members who are in trouble, danger,
escaping tyranny and unsafe nations.
God help us we pray to commit ourselves to protecting all who
labor in factory, farm, and everywhere.
God we commit ourselves to you,
God we commit to being Loving towards you,
our family members, and ourselves.
God we commit to walk the walk and talk the talk
without fear and reservation,
God we commit to speak lovingly towards each other with dignity and respect.
God we commit to get to know our family members from other faith communities as our brothers and sisters.
God we commit to the affirmation that All Lives Matter and
All means All and not Some.
God we commit to enter into daily silence and go deeper
to the center to be in communion, conversation, and listening with you
and hear with our heart homes and with the necessary
Love Energy you Give us.
God we add our additional prayers and thanksgivings now remembering especially__________
Accept these our prayers in name of Jesus the Christ. Amen.
or these!
Dear Jesus, we pray that we may feel the warmth of your love and mercy.
May we be the light and show love and mercy to others and may they feel the warmth that we are giving.
Jesus, help us to learn to be more like you day by day.
May always remember these words:
Prayer of Saint Richard of Chichester
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits thou hast given me,
for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother,
may I know thee more clearly,
love thee more dearly,
and follow thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Jesus, we pray that we may be empowered to love,
serve, and help the least of these.
Give us courage Jesus, we do not know where to
plant our feet and know what to do.
Jesus, help us to be peacemakers so that we may
become and be the Children of God.
Jesus, heal and sooth our infirmities that we may rise and serve
You and all our family members, as Peter's mother-in-law did.
Give us the right amount of daily energy to do this.
Jesus, give us grace to see you in the eyes of our enemies,
strangers, refugees, immigrants, the least of these
and all those with whom there is division.
May we sew seeds of love, compassion, mercy.
Jesus, we pray for all the warring areas in Your Father's world especially
in the places where you proclaimed
Good News and told us not to be afraid.
Take away all the fear, terror, hate, and mistrust
of all of our family members who live in Your homeland and all
of the prophets, apostles, martyrs, Matriarchs, Patriarchs,
Remembering our Abrahamic family members.
Lord Jesus we name before you all those who have requested prayers
and we also lay before you all our worries
at your feet remembering especially___________
Jesus, may we rise to the challenge of being loving and writing
positive, loving, and reassuring posts in social media.
We pray that our words may heal not harm. We also pray and pledge
that we will speak truth to power and use words that will empower
our family members to fight on behalf of the least of
these and all those who are recipients of injustice and oppression.
Jesus, we pray for all who mourn this night and we pray especially
for those who have died and are dying
- remembering especially_____________
Jesus we offer all our prayers, thanksgivings, remembrances,
and celebrations to you and in your Name we pray. Amen.
Or these.
Prayers for the Tender Souls
We pray this night for our mental health professionals and all of our mentally ill family members who have fallen through the cracks.
We pray for better early interventions for those with mental illnesses and that everyone will be able to listen for their unspoken cries for help.
We pray for the marginalized who feel outcast. May we lovingly bring them into the circle and show them how You love us.
We pray for all of our Family members who have PTSD that they may receive care and the necessary services that will help them prosper and live productive lives.
We pray for our homeless family members who live outdoors. We pray that there may be adequate shelters and a variety of places to live that will meet their needs. We pray that we may be sensitive to their needs when we see them as we walk, shop, and are in our cars.
We pray for the safety of all the vulnerable members of our society.
We pray for better gun laws that will both protect our family members in our community and the persons who aren't suitable gun owners.
We pray that all churches may be truly sanctuaries for everyone and that there won't be a litmus test required to belong. We pray that all faith leaders will give the least of these the the security and feeling that they are loved, accepted, and that their dignity is respected regardless of who they are. Help everyone know who they are and whose they are!
We pray that there may be social service ministries in our urban centers that are non-threatening and available 24/7/365. May we be guided to think outside the box and minister to our family members who need these services.
We pray for compassionate immigration reform and that families may be kept together.
We pray for all of our medical professionals who work in the ER this night and those who work in the Mortuary and Hospice ministries.
We pray for an end to violence against women and children.
God we pray for Standing Rock and all places where there are protests. We pray for all sacred lands and waters.
God help us to be better at listening, watching, and being family to those who are different that ourselves.
May we see you in their eyes and love them as you love us.
God we lift up these our prayers and the prayers that we have been requested to pray this day to you !
Amen.
We pray this night for our mental health professionals and all of our mentally ill family members who have fallen through the cracks.
We pray for better early interventions for those with mental illnesses and that everyone will be able to listen for their unspoken cries for help.
We pray for the marginalized who feel outcast. May we lovingly bring them into the circle and show them how You love us.
We pray for all of our Family members who have PTSD that they may receive care and the necessary services that will help them prosper and live productive lives.
We pray for our homeless family members who live outdoors. We pray that there may be adequate shelters and a variety of places to live that will meet their needs. We pray that we may be sensitive to their needs when we see them as we walk, shop, and are in our cars.
We pray for the safety of all the vulnerable members of our society.
We pray for better gun laws that will both protect our family members in our community and the persons who aren't suitable gun owners.
We pray that all churches may be truly sanctuaries for everyone and that there won't be a litmus test required to belong. We pray that all faith leaders will give the least of these the the security and feeling that they are loved, accepted, and that their dignity is respected regardless of who they are. Help everyone know who they are and whose they are!
We pray that there may be social service ministries in our urban centers that are non-threatening and available 24/7/365. May we be guided to think outside the box and minister to our family members who need these services.
We pray for compassionate immigration reform and that families may be kept together.
We pray for all of our medical professionals who work in the ER this night and those who work in the Mortuary and Hospice ministries.
We pray for an end to violence against women and children.
God we pray for Standing Rock and all places where there are protests. We pray for all sacred lands and waters.
God help us to be better at listening, watching, and being family to those who are different that ourselves.
May we see you in their eyes and love them as you love us.
God we lift up these our prayers and the prayers that we have been requested to pray this day to you !
Amen.
Good Night Dearly Loved Ones! May you find sanctuary everywhere and with everyone. I love you and am grateful for your presence here on on our daily pilgrimage. Have a restful night of peace and renewal.
Love and blessings!
Sara
Resources for the day:
LectionaryPage.net for today's readings. Lectionary- William Laud
Satucket Lectionary for Biographical information : William Laud
Walk With Me On Our Journey for Original Prayers and Vigils
Book of Common Prayer For Canticles and the Prayer of St. Francis
Book of Occasional Services Anthem at the Candle lighting.
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