Good Evening Dear Family of Love and Prayer Pilgrims!
Happy Take Care Tuesday! I hope everyone is taking time to do this. Tonight's blog may be a tad bit difficult to write due to the loud party going on next door. That's okay. It is a reminder that we must celebrate life no matter what day of the week it is. How have you celebrated your lives this week or in the recent past? Take time to do this. Never take your life or the lives of others for granted. That is today's central message. When we prize the lives of all of our family members and yes, even our enemies and those who are in the business of hatred and division we have gone along way into being faithful followers of Jesus and being a member of the Jesus movement. Today I had the privilege to celebrate the lives of our family members by handing out our shelf stable lunches at church today. Each face who came to the window was God and a family member. An awesome time , a special time and a time sent by God as a firm reminder. So tonight we are going to celebrate each of our lives together. How are we going to do this? We are going to do this by passing along this blog to someone who has never read it and needs to be reminded that they are compassionate, loving, accepted, and are afforded mercy each and every day that they live, move, and just be. Tell them that you are thinking of them with love, prayers, and that you have their backs. Sound like a plan? I hope so!
First let us show them our breathing exercises and "Be Stills"
Let us inhale deeply and exhale slowly.
Let us pause.
Let us say the following.
Be Still and Know that I am God.
Be Still and Know that I am.
Be Still and Know.
Be Still.
Be.
Repeat until you are centered and ready to pray and celebrate by lighting candles for our virtual candlelight prayer vigils.
God of love and creator of all we light our candles tonight in celebration of one another. We pray for each person who is praying with us during this prayer vigil and those who are not. We celebrate the lives of our mentors and teachers as thy come to the close of yet another school year. We celebrate and pray for all of our family members who are having family celebrations and even loud and happy ones in the neighborhood. We celebrate and give thanks for all of our family members who remind us of you daily. We celebrate and give thanks for love and courage to be beacons of hope, joy, and peace to all of our family members and nations who need it. We celebrate the special moments that remind us to lean upon God and each other. We pray and celebrate the gift of family in special and extraordinary ways. We pray for the least of these whom we should celebrate as reminders that we are to love, serve, and not seek to be divided from them. We pray and celebrated the day when there is now longer hatred, bullying, fear, terror, violence, bigotry, and division. We pray for peace and your Light O God may be reflected in us all and that we may ever remember these words "The Light of Christ in Me, recognizes the Light of Christ in you! We lift up these prayers and thanksgivings and those that are tucked safely in our hearts and heart homes in the name of Jesus your Son, our redeemer, brother, and friend. Amen.
Pass it On - Kurt Kaiser
God of..........
God of Love we give thanks today for all of our family members all over the world may they be sustained by your loving grace.
God of Joy remind us everyday to celebrate life in its fullness and seek to find joy in all things.
God of Kindness, we pray that we may be kind to one another and never take anyone for granted and may we always remember to show kindness and a loving and gentle touch to the least of these.
God of Generosity, may we seek to give cheerfully from our hearts and may we always be ready to give of ourselves.
God of all Gentleness may we always remember to treat our family members who are ill with a gentle touch and a kind word.
God of all Patience and Self Control ,may we seek to wait upon you and rein in our actions that we may find ourselves running headlong into without thought or discernment.
God of all Faithfulness, May we ever be faithful in word and deed and that we may follow you wherever you are leading us. May we never lose sight that our faith is a beacon of the Light of Christ to all of our family members.
God of Peace may we pray for peace in this Your broken and fragile world . Help us to become peace makers.
God of all Goodness, we pray that we may learn what it means to be good and carry that goodness into the world and to others.
God of healing mercy and grace we lift up these our petitions to you especially for___________________
Gracious God we celebrate Walk With Me On Our Journey. May it continue to expand our hearts, enliven our spirits, quicken our steps, and may the Waters of Life continue to course through our veins as your response to Love, care, welcome all in your Name. Amen.
We are Marching in the Light of God!
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Good Night Dear Family of Love! I love you and continue to give thanks to God for you and your faithful reading of Walk With Me On Our Journey. May we continue to walk gently upon the path of all that is holy with tender hearts and love. Remember every day and everything is holy. God made everything good ! That means all of us and not some.
Love, peace, and Joy be always yours,
Sara
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