Part of being a family is the art of welcoming new members! That means all of us and all of you! Our season of prayer continues!

Dear Family of Love!

It is May 1, 2016 and that means we take time to welcome all new members to our family and continue to welcome continuing and readers of longstanding. Part of being a reader of Walk With Me On Our Journey comes with the gift of being welcomed here daily. Not just for show but in all sincerity. We want you here. God wants us here together as a safe place in which to fall. This is a place of sanctuary and freedom from being taken for granted and shamed into believing one way that doesn't match with another reader who comes here for solace and soulace. That being said, let us be reminded of the rules of the road:

We are to practice the CALM principle. That is we are to be (Compassionate, Accepting, Loving, and Merciful)

We are to leave our egos at the door when we come to spend time in worship and enter this cyber sanctuary. Don't forget your dose of EGO-Begone before you click to read any of the posts here.

We are to surround everyone with love, light, and gentle care.

We are to love.

We are to be love.

We are to shine the God's light to the world.

We are to practice peace.

We are drop any agendas that cause harm.

We are to be together as a family and sharing our loads and praying for one another.

We are to pray for one another and have each other's backs.

Can you think of any other?

You all are welcome here and are encircled with a prayer quilt of welcome and radical hospitality!

Tonight we will leave the welcome mat and light on for you!

God, we light our candles tonight and pray that we may become the loving and welcoming family of Love/God. We pray for our family members who haven't received warm welcomes in their lives, families, places of work, and worship. We pray that we may become kind to all of your children at any time of the day or night. We pray that we may encircle all of humanity with a warm prayer quilt of welcome and Compassion, Acceptance, Love, and Mercy. We pray for peace in this fragile and broken world. We pray that we may listen with kind and non judgmental ears as we welcome our new family members who have been strangers to us and now becoming friends. God lead and show us how to be kind, loving, and welcoming in all that we do each and everyday. Help us always to remember that The Light of Christ in Me Recognizes the Light of Christ in you. Amen.

Welcome all ! Let us welcome all of our family members by telling them we love them.  I also want to tell you this even if your faith community isn't the same as mine (Episcopalian) 
The Light of Christ in me Recognizes the Light of Christ in You! 

Love Bade Me Welcome-Tavener

Let us do our breathing exercises!

Breathe in the Holy Spirit.
Exhale love.

Breathe in the Holy Spirit.
Exhale love.

Breathe in the Holy Spirit.
Exhale love.

Be still and know that I am God!
Be still  and know
Be still 
Be

Be still and know that I am God!
Be still  and know
Be still 
Be

Be still and know that I am God!
Be still  and know
Be still 
Be

Let us pray !

God we thank you for welcoming us into your family.
May we welcome all of our family members and be lovingly welcoming.

God we thank you that we feel your loving presence each day.
May we give all of our family members the gift of our presence.

God we thank you that you for the joy you give us as we welcome new family members with love.
May we give all of our new family members a welcome filled with joy and love.

God we thank you that you are always on the journey with us.
May we hold hands together as we journey on as true family members united in peace, joy, justice, and equality.

God we thank you that you give us sensitive hearts, empowering spirits, and minds to think.
May we have empathy, sympathy, zest, and intelligence to be the beautiful people of God that you created.

God we thank you for opportunities to serve and care for the least of these.

God we thank you for opportunities to care for the caregiver.

God we thank you  for courage to be a voice for the voiceless, to speak truth to power, and to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you .

God we thank you for the tenderness to  care for our family members who are ill and lovingly with compassion shepherd those who are mourning who are going through their grieving process.

God we thank you and pray for___________________

Accept these our prayers in the name of Jesus. Amen.  

+++++++++

Good Night Family of Love! We welcome all of you who are new and continuing readers and family members of Walk With Me On Our Journey. I love you ! I give God thanks for you this night and always. 


With Love and welcome, 

Sara