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.

Meditation

Luna Moth Spot, Magnified

 

 Sharing

Benediction:

Bless our humble cells,

Our dwelling places

For solitary retreat; For rest

For study; For prayer

For sleep.

Bless my sisters

Bless my brothers

The rhythms of the day

The work of my hands

My study; My prayer

The stranger you send to my door

My wounds;

Holy God, guide me

And those who are absent from me. Amen.