Good Evening Dearly Loved Family!
Happy Self-Care Saturday! I hope everyone had time to do something for yourselves! If you haven't had the opportunity please do it after we have our time of prayer.
We haven't done our mindfulness and going deeper exercise for quite awhile so here it is.
Let's take out our timer, mindfulness app, or select a piece of music that is about 5 to 10 minutes in length. Inhale and exhale slowly with eyes closed and listen to the quiet or the music.
Here is a piece for beginners!
Then repeat this phrase interspersed with the breathing.
Peace be still.
Sit and listen.
As we continue our time of Sabbath Rest may we take time to light our candles once again and pray and shine the light of Christ to a fragile and broken world. God help us to illumine our pathways so that we may follow in the footsteps where you are leading us. We pray that the light we carry may shine brightly into the dark places and into our family member's lives. We pray that the darkness that we are experiencing my be illumined by the light of Christ and God's grace. We pray for peace and that we may light candles to show that we are in unity with each other. Help us to hold the Christ light to everyone we meet. We pray this night for all of the least of these who are seeking food, clothing, shelter,and clean water. We pray for all or our family members who seek to do us harm that you O God may set their hearts ablaze with love and the difference between right and wrong. We pray that we may become peacemakers and light bearers and that we may seek to do God's will. We pray this night that we may continue to love one another with compassion, acceptance, love and mercy. The Light of Christ in me recognize the light of Christ in you this night and always.
A Weekend of Prayer For the Peace and Unity of the World
Before we begin let us light a single candle in memory of all of our family members who have died and have been victimized by terror, violence, hatred, bullying and any kind of divisive action and degradation.
We pray for healing of God's Cathedral of Life and divisions between all of the Family of God that we may all be united in Love and Purpose to come together and work to be good stewards for the common good of all and of all living things.
We continue to pray for rain to heal our drought parched land and the gifts that rain brings to your Cathedral of Life.
For ourselves and what ever is on our hearts and minds tonight and this weekend.
We pray for peace and unity of the World
We pray for our refugee, homeless, hungry, poor, marginalized, and oppressed family members.
We pray for all those who are awaiting surgery
We Pray for all of our family members who are living with chronic illness and pain.
For our family members throughout the world
For those who are the unloved and unlovable
For our enemies who are our family members
For those who hate and bully and for the victims of hate crimes and the bullied
.
For the LGBTQ community throughout the world who are in danger and lack the human and civil rights that our other family members have.
For a the Nations of the World and their Governmental leaders that their hearts may be softened to what is right and that they may grant equal rights to everyone.
We pray for Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Burundi, The Middle East, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central America, Pakistan, The United States, and all areas of the world that aren't safe
May we all be good examples of loving and compassionate witness of God's Love and Good News to our family members throughout the world.
We continue to pray for all of us who are victims/survivors of assault and
abuse and that we may have the support we need to go forward in confidence
and without fear.
For all those whom we love______________________
For our many blessings we give God thanks for_____________________
We celebrate________________________________
We remember those who have entered the Thin Places especially__________________
Lord God Enliven our Spirits, Quicken our Steps, Enlarge and tenderize our hearts so that we may feel Your Living Water of Life coursing through our veins to do your will and in answer you call to love and serve all of your family O God, in all that we do or say this day and always. Amen.
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Good night dear family of love and pilgrims on our journey and remember:
As you walk upon the earth, treat each step as a prayer.
~ Black Elk
With love and a heart home wide open with love energy for you,
Sara
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