Dear Family of Love!
Happy being Thoughtful and Thankful Thursday! I'm feeling that we all must remember to be loving, prayerful and and continuing to stop the hate and bigotry. Just when I think we are starting to nip this hate thing a little bit in the bud it rears its ugly head again. This is where being a role model for being the loving and prayerful children of God comes into play. Calling people names and casting aspersions upon our family members is most definitely a big NO NO! That's all I'm going to say about that tonight. I know that it is late and we all need sufficient rest to begin to wind down and prepare for our Self-Care and Sabbath Rest weekend.
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God of all gentleness we light our candles tonight who have become victims of hate crimes and hate speech. We pray that we may have courage to speak truth to power and lay down the weaponry of hate, bigotry, and any isms and phobias! We pray for all of our family members who are in need of clean water, nourishing food, warm clothing, and safe shelter. We pray that we may seek out the lost, lonely, and afraid. We pray that we may courage to serve the least of these who just may be us. We pray for peace, justice, love, and mercy throughout the world so that we may live united and with hearts ablaze in love for the common good of all and of humankind and all living beings both flora and fauna. We pray that we may continue to be good stewards of God's Cathedral of Life. We pray for safety in all places throughout the world and that no one is harmed in anyway. We pray that we may continue to be CALM (compassionate, accepting, loving, and merciful) We offer these our prayers and thanksgivings in those that reside in our hearts this night and always. The light of Christ in me Recognizes the light of Christ in me! We lay these prayers in God's most holy and healing arms. Amen.
Tonight we will meditate on stopping hate, bullying, violence, and inequality. Please take out your timers, mindfulness apps, or music. Tonight's music is this: John Michael Talbot mix . Take time to go deeper into the center and if you have any negative thoughts that need to be let go of, this it the time, this is the place.
God of love and compassion help us to be truly loving and that we may protect all those who are being bullied, abused, and hated.
God of love and compassion, encircle this broken and fragile with you love, justice, mercy and light so that there may be peace on the earth.
God of love and compassion, drive away all things that divide us ! May we be one with you O God and stand and live united as one family under the shadow of your wings!
God of love and compassion, give us tender hearts to give comfort and help all those who are in any need or trouble.
God of Love and compassion, heal all of our family members who are ill in body, mind , or spirit. Give us courage to help them and reach out to them when our fears and anxieties hold us back.
God of Love and compassion, we pray for all of our family members who are pre-grieving their loved ones who are transitioning into the Thin Places.
God of Love and compassion, we pray for all those who live in places of violence, especially The Middle East, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo,Central America, The United States,, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan , Africa. We pray particularly for the many refugees who have been displaced from their homes and workplaces.
God of Love and Compassion We pray for all who are dying and those who have died today that they had a peaceful and warm journey into the Thin Places.
God of Love and compassion, We pray that we may become the voices of our voiceless and vulnerable family members.
God of Love and compassion, please shower upon us the gift of rain to heal and cleanse all drought parched areas of the world and in our country.
God of Love and compassion, we pray for all the leaders of the nations that they may learn to lead with compassion, justice, and mercy. and that their citizenry may be afforded human and equal rights and that they may respect the dignity of every human being.
God of Love and Compassion, we add our prayers for ourselves and those who have asked to pray on behalf of others ______________.
God of Love and Compassion we offer these prayers in the name of his only Son Jesus, Amen.
Matthew 5:13-16
Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot.
"You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven."
Or these!
Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.
God may we resist the need to put labels, letters, brands, and such on your children.
May we be one.
God may we resist using these labels, letters, brands to harm, hurt, discriminate and hate.
May we be loving and united.
God may we resist the need to use labels, letters, brands in describing our family members.
May we see each family member as you see us.
God may we seek to see you in each of our enemies faces and do good to them by remembering they are part of our family too. May we seek to follow the example Jesus set and look to Him as our role model in our family and in our faith.
God may we continue to widen the circle of our family by expanding and tenderizing our hearts and loving each other fully without fear and suspicion.
God we pray for all of our family members who are ill, need, danger, homeless, hungry, and especially these our family members we now name before you________________
God we pray for all our family members who are in nations where there is danger remembering South Sudan, Syria, The Ukraine, and all other parts of the world where there is danger and especially those places that are on our hearts____________________
God we pray for rain and a gentle return to normal weather patterns throughout the world. and in our nation.
God we pray for those who have died today and this hour that they may feel your warm embrace as they begin a new chapter where they are truly one with you. We pray for all who continue to grieve losses of any kind regardless of time. We remember especially_____________________________
God we give you thanks for our family members and all our many blessings and especially all those many blessings _______________________
God we celebrate those special times , family members birthdays, and special saints and persons who are on our calendar and hearts today remembering especially_____________________________
God we wrap these our prayers into a Sabbath Box and know that you are already at work responding to these our prayers, receiving our thanksgivings, acknowledging those special celebrations and consoling us as we remember those who are near and dear to us who now reside with you. All this we ask in Jesus' name. Amen.
"Hear O, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One". May we all be one!
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Good Night Dear Family of Love ! I love you ! May you have a blessed and restful and peaceful night. May you awaken relaxed, refreshed, renewed, and restored so that you may serve God in God's broken and fragile world. If you don't know what to do, look around and when all else fails pray. I give thanks to God for you this night and always! Remember tomorrow is Keeping the Faith Friday Fearlessly Without Fretting!
Peace, love, prayers, and God's Blessings be always with you,
Sara
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