Good Evening Dear Family of Love and Prayer Pilgrims,
I hope everyone had a Wonderful Wonder-Filled Wednesday! Wow we are in the middle of the week! That must mean we are now at the point on our week's journey where we find ourselves beginning to set ourselves towards our retreat weekend. I don't know how many of you have been in the rush, rush, rush this week but it isn't good for we who are seeking a deeper relationship with God and making our lives more prayerful. Tonight we must take time to enter into a pause where we don't need to be rush, rush, rush but where we need to be hush, hush, hush. Our prayer lives must be seasoned with love and care and with careful thought. As we do this let us remember that we should always start our prayer time with some kind of quieting of the mind. We use the "Be stills" you can of course use your own phrase or deep breathing exercise. Tonight we are going to you the phrase that Jesus spoke to his disciples, when he made one of his post resurrection appearances "Peace be with you!" in the pattern of "Be Stills".
Let us begin:
Breathe in
Breathe out
Pause
Peace be with me
Peace be with you.
Peace be with us.
Peace be,
Peace.
Breathe in
Breathe out
Pause
Peace be with me
Peace be with you.
Peace be with us.
Peace be,
Peace.
Breathe in
Breathe out
Pause
Peace be with me
Peace be with you.
Peace be with us.
Peace be,
Peace.
Breathe in
Breathe out
Pause
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Tonight let us light our candles and be at prayer. Let us remember today the people and nations of Burundi and Central America. Let us pray for peace in all the war torn and desolate places in the world. We pray for an end to human trafficking and slavery. We pray that we may stand with every person who is being denied equal protection under the law. We pray that we may speak truth to power whenever our family members are being discriminated against. We pray that we may with courage be the voices for the voiceless and defenseless ones. We pray for all members of the animal kingdom who are facing extinction and endangerment. We pray that we take time to season our prayers with love and care and that we will not be in a rush, rush, rush mentality and that we may take our time and listen to God in the hush, hush, hush of our lives. We continue to pray for and end to violence, terror, hatred, and abuse. We pray that we may continue to be CALM ( compassionate, accepting, loving, and merciful) and bear lights of joy and peace to this fragile and broken world. May we all be one and love one another without limits and conditions! Amen.
Dear God we pray that we will season our prayers with love and care and take time in mindful silence and not be in a rush, rush, rush but a hush, hush, hush.
We pray for the least of these and those who continue to face discrimination of any kind.
We pray for rain in all areas affected by drought in our country and around the world.
We pray for our Family Members who are mourning losses of any kind and we pray that we may step up and be sources of comfort and compassion.
We pray this night for all those who work in the overnight hours especially our law enforcement personnel, Emergency and fire response agencies, and most especially those who work in the mortuary and hospice ministries.
We pray this night for those who are near and dear to us and who touch our hearts daily remembering especially______________
We add any of our special prayers, of petition, thanksgiving, remembrance, and celebration : Especially and with love for _________________
We pray for our Family Members who travel that they may be surrounded by Your protection God.
We pray for ourselves and what may be troubling our spirits and that we may place those concerns into the Worry/Sabbath box during this coming weekend.
We pray for all the troubled places in the world and that listening hearts and cool minds may be lead to do justice, love, mercy and walk humbly with You O God.
We pray this night that we may rest in the assurance of your everlasting mercy, forgiveness, and love and that we may awaken tomorrow to sing your praises and shine your light to a broken world. Amen.
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Good Night Dear Ones! I love you and give thanks to you this day and always!
Tomorrow is Being Thoughtful and Thankful Thursday! Let us practice random acts of kindness, be loving, and spread God's light to all.
With love and blessings!
Sara
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