Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Prayer Call November 2012

Artist's Prayer

http://www.alexgrey.com/psalms/prayer.html

Creator of the Universe,
How infinite and astonishing
Are your worlds.
Thank you,
For your Sacred Art
And sustaining Presence.

Divine Imagination,
Forgive my blindness,
Open all my Eyes.
Reveal the Light of Truth.
Let original Beauty
Guide my every stroke.

Universal Creativity,
Flow through me,
From my heart
Through my mind to my hand,
Infuse my work with spirit
To feed hungry souls.

O Great Creator,

We are gathered together in your name

That we may be of greater service to you

And to our fellows.

We offer ourselves to you as instruments.

We open ourselves to your creativity in our lives.

We surrender to you our old ideas

We welcome your new and more expansive ideas.

We trust that you will lead us.

We trust that it is safe to follow you.

We know that you created us and that creativity

Is your nature and our own.

We ask you to unfold in our lives

According to your plan, not our low self worth.

Help us to believe that it is not too late

And that we are not too small or too flawed

To be healed~

By you and through each other ~ and made whole.

Help us to love one another,

To nurture each other's unfolding,

To encourage each others growth,

And understand each others' fears.

Help us to know we are not alone,

That we are loved and lovable.

Help us to create as an act of worship to you.

~Julia Cameron

Meditation


Grace Carol Bomer, A Tender Light Unkempt and Blind Waits on You Singly Touching Each Ragged Grief, Each Buried Rage http://civa.org/exhibits/traveling-exhibits/touch-anoint-and-heal-god-with-us/

For an additional meditation image, click this link:

http://www.christareuel.com/conTEXTure.html

Prayer for others

Benediction

(extract from the Hymn of St Patrick;

http://www.sm3a.org.uk/prayer_of_the_month/encircling.html)

Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

September 26, 2012

Welcome to the monthly Prayer Call. Leader reads the plain text, group reads the bold, and all join in the bold, italicized text.

Litany found at:http://apartvermont.org/liturgy/wednesday_apa_prayer.pdf

Blessed Lord,
Holy of Holies

Father of order, mother embracing,

Son leading,

Spirit empowering;

Give us this day

The bread of the earth for our bodies,

The bread of your body for our Earth.

Bless the work of our hands

Open us to the giftedness of our work.

May our work be a blessing to the community

In service to Christ Jesus.

We ask Your blessing Creator God

Upon our gardens

Through every season;

In spring planting

In summer tending

In fall harvest

In winter rest

We give thanks for the bounty of the garden,

For all food that nourishes our bodies;

For carrots and tomatoes,

Potatoes and lettuce,

Cucumbers, beans, broccoli, cauliflower

Beets and onions;

For strawberries and raspberries,

Apples and pears,

Grapes and plums.

We give thanks for the bounty of the garden,

For all flowers that nourish our souls;

For daffodils and tulips,

For morning glories and sunflowers,

For zinnias, petunias, geraniums,

Delphinium and daisies.

We pray that the fruit of the Holy Spirit

Would be nurtured in the garden of our souls,

Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Kindness

Goodness

Gentleness

Faithfulness

Self-control

Awaken us to the giftedness

Of the seasons of the year

And each season of our lives.

We thank you Holy Spirit

For the planting of spiritual gifts

Within our brothers and sisters;

Bless and nurture;

The utterance of wisdom Apostles

The utterance of knowledge Prophets

Faith Teachers

Gifts of healing; Deeds of power

Working of miracles, Forms of assistance

Prophetic Forms of leadership

Discernment of spirits; Various kinds of tongues

Interpretations of tongues

As I prepare for this nights sleep,

I begin to rest my spirit more deeply in you O God.

As I lay down my head,

I die to myself and if it is within your will that I awaken in the morning,

I awaken to you, to your will, to live tomorrow in Christ Jesus.

July 26, 2012

Painting byErin McGee Ferrell. http://ecva.org/vdivina/artists1.html

Welcome to the monthly Prayer Call. Leader reads the plain text, group reads the bold, and all join in the bold, italicized text. Litany found at

http://cathedralofsaintmatthew.com/LifeResources/Prayers/PrayersForGuidanceAndWisdom.htm

Lord God, king of heaven and earth,
direct our minds and bodies throughout this day,
and make us holy.

All-powerful Father, you sent your Son Jesus Christ
to bring the new light of salvation to the world.
May he enlighten us with his radiance.

Father, may everything we do
begin with your inspiration,
and continue with your saving help.
Let our work always find its origin in you,
and through you reach completion.
Lord, guide us in your gentle mercy,
for left to ourselves we cannot do your will.
God, our Father, your light of truth
guides us to the way of Christ.
May all who follow him
reject what is contrary to the gospel.
God our Savior, bring us back to you
and fill our minds with your wisdom.
Father, you guide your people with kindness
and govern us with love.
Give the Spirit of wisdom
to those you have called to lead your Church.
May the growth of your people in holiness
be the eternal joy of our shepherds.
Father, keep before us the wisdom and love
you have revealed in your Son.
Help us to be like him in word and deed.
Father, without you we can do nothing.
By your Spirit, help us to know what is right
and to be eager in doing your will.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. AMEN.

Silent Meditation

http://draltang02.blogspot.com/

Prayer for Others

Benediction

Deep peace of the running wave to you,
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
Deep peace of the silent earth to you,
Deep peace of the moonlit night to you,
Deep peace of the shining stars to you,
And the deep, deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.

A Celtic Benediction by Stuart Brown. http://www2.cpdl.org

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

June 14th, 2012

Image by Soniei http://www.fineartregistry.com/featured_artist/soniei.php

Litany
North Umbrian Daily Office
My soul waits for the Lord
more than those
who watch for the morning,
more than those
who watch for the morning.

Call: Out of the depths I have cried to You.
Response: O Lord, hear my voice.
Call: With my whole heart I want to praise You.
Response: O Lord, hear my voice.
Call: If you, Lord, should mark iniquities:
Response: Who could stand? who could stand?

I will wait for the Lord.
My soul waits,
and in His word
do I hope.

Lord, You have always given
bread for the coming day;
and though I am poor,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always given
strength for the coming day;
and though I am weak,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always given
peace for the coming day;
and though of anxious heart,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always kept
me safe in trials;
and now, tried as I am,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always marked
the road for the coming day;
and though it may be hidden,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always lightened
this darkness of mine;
and though the night is here,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always spoken
when time was ripe;
and though you be silent now,
today I believe.

Meditation
Please use this time for a silent meditation. Possibly reflect on ways the Creator has provided for you in the past. Or simply be present to the moment you are in and let thoughts and words recede away.

Photo Kimberly J. Glick