Good Morning Friends,
As you ease into this week-end, what I can offer are these three prayers that speak to my heart in the hopes that they might speak to yours as well.
May we have the power of vision to look past both the specks in
our own eyes and the outward appearance of other people in order
to see that divine spark of life - of Love - which is present
in all human beings.
We pray today particularly for those who are marginalized within
our society - those whose inherent divinity is so often
unrecognized - and for those who live or work in conditions we
ourselves could not accept. For them, and for all people who
find life difficult, we pledge ourselves to the task of helping
to make this world a better place - even if it is simply by a
smile or a welcoming word.
As we pause now in the quietness of our own thoughts, let us
consider both the blessings and the trials of our lives, and
dedicate ourselves to sharing our blessings and to doing what we
can to ease the trials of others. (Unknown)
Dear Love,
We give thanks for places of simplicity and peace.
Let us find such a place within ourselves.
We give thanks for places of refuge and beauty.
Let us find such a place within ourselves.
We give thanks for places of nature’s truth and freedom,
of joy, inspiration, and renewal,
places where all creatures may find acceptance and belonging.
Let us search for these places in the world,
in ourselves, and in others.
Let us restore them. Let us strengthen and protect them,
and let us create them.
May we mend this outer world
according to the truth of our inner life
and may our souls be shaped
and nourished by nature’s eternal wisdom. (Michael Leunig)
O Great Love, thank you for living and loving in us and through us. May all that we do flow from our deep connection with you and all beings.
Help us become a community that vulnerably shares each other’s burdens. Listen to our hearts’ longings for the healing of our world. We ask for continued blessings on which to draw as we go about our work.
When we are weary, energize us.
When burnt out, infuse us with the light of your spirit.
May the work that we do bring hope, life and courage to all whom we serve, and in the day’s most stressful moments, may we pause for that “quiet within” and rest in you. For this we pray in all the Holy names of God (Adapted from Fr.Richard Rohr)
"For whenever, two or more are gathered in His name" there is Love,
Blessing on your day,
Liz
