Let's spend time in quiet and see and find God in our prayers. Time for more soulace*

Good Evening Dear Family!

Happy Keeping the Faith Friday Fearlessly Without Fretting. I hope everyone is ready for our weekend retreat. If you aren't that's okay! We have two days. Tonight let's keep this brief! It's time for silence, candle lighting , and prayer. Don't forget to place all the junk that has been bothering you into the Worry/Sabbath box before quiet time and finding soulace*!

Let's continue with our silent time. Feel free to listen to music while you meditate.
Here is my selection for tonight's quiet time, I do use hymns as my way of entering into silent worship:

50 Best Loved Hymns

Be Still and Know that I am God.
Be Still and know  that I am.
Be Still and know.
Be Still.
Be

Inhale slowly

Exhale slowly and evenly.


Pause.


We light our candles this night in this time of gentle prayer and quiet As we close this day we go to the other side of the lake to take our rest and pray. We pray this night for all who are finding it hard to rest and are experiencing many anxious times. We pray for those who are spending the weekend in the hospital and who may find themselves being cared for by the B- Team. We pray for peace in this world of God's We pray and give thanks for ___________________. We pray that we may continually come to you in silence and listen with the ears of our hearts and trust in you and your abiding presence. We lift these our prayers and thanksgivings to you O God. Amen. 

Optional meditation:

Let's do a refresher course on finding soulace* and solace for our bodies, mind, spirits, and  souls. We all need to do this every day as part of celebrating our lives every day. Let us go deeper and  and find peace , solace, and soulace*. Here is our meditation and listening music 
David Lanz- Variations on a theme From Pachelbel's Canon in D Major


God may we see you and find you as we pray

God may we see you  and find you in times of rest and renewal.

God may we  see you and find you in times when we feel down and discouraged. May we feel your loving and abiding presence.

God may we see you and find you in the eyes of all  of our family members . God let us sew seeds of love, hope, joy, and peace.

God may we see you and find you in our heart homes and be warmed by your love. May we shine the light of  your love with the love that comes from our heart homes.

God may we see you and find you in all your living creatures and in your Cathedral of Love and Life.

God may we see you and find you in  your still small voice of calm.

God may we see you and find you in the faces of all of our most vulnerable and fragile family members who are crying out for help and  seeking universal human rights, justice, equality, and acceptance.

God may we see you and find you in all those who practice medicine and the arts of healing. We pray for those who are ill and in need of healing of their bodies, minds, and spirits.

God may we see you and find you in the light of all children's eyes and that they may be protected and loved.

God may we see you and find you in times of peace and quiet.

God may we see you and find you in places of memories  and family history.

God may we see you and find you in all of our loved ones who now reside in the Thin Places as we  remember them and hold them in our heart homes.

God may we see you and find your presence in our heart homes as we grieve any kind of loss.

God may we see you and find you as we pray for ourselves and  our family members who have requested prayers on our behalf remembering especially____________________

God may we see you and find you in the daily celebration of our lives and in celebration of____________

God we pray these our prayers and may we see you and find you answering them in the Name of your only Son Jesus the Christ who knocks at the doors of our heart homes. Amen.


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Good Night Dear Family of Love ! May you find soulace *and solace as you feel God's loving and enfolding arms around you as you take rest this blessed night. I love you and give thanks to God for you this night and always.

With love, peace, joy , hope and lot of soulace* in your heart homes this night,

Sara

*Soulace is my word for going deeper and seeking God at our soul level in a time of peace, quiet, and deep connecting.  New and refined definition.