Theme “Love”
O Soul of Love
87.87 (Tune: Huntington) Please request the music from Myrna on ringofvoices@gmail.com
O Soul of love, great well of peace,
help us to love, not fear;
we cherish stillness, quiet, space,
but worldly thoughts press near.
We need our friends,
yet we hold back; no-one is constant, true;
but human contact then
Locks
What is it to lock
To shut away?
To preserve?
To keep safe?
To save?
But why?
To seal your heart from hurt
To keep everything inside
Safe and dying for want of freedom
I will unlock my imprisoned heart
I will throw away the key
Into some deep deep loch
I will free my
Fond words
Jan Struther wrote:
Hard words will break no bones:
But more than bones are broken
By the inescapable stones
Of fond words left unspoken.
And so let us pray:
So let us in the quiet of our minds speak fond words:
for those to whom we are close and who are close to us;
for those whose presence
Chalice lighting
The flame of the chalice consumes the candle
The flame of life consumes time
The flame of the spirit feeds on love,
Love that renews itself for ever.
May we give ourselves generously to love,
And open our hearts to receive it.
Chalice lighting
The flame rises from the chalice
as prayer proceeds from the heart.
The flame spends itself in giving light
But the heart is never spent in prayer.
May our hearts be inflamed with love
for all that is.
Loving kindness, a meditation
Focus on your breathing, just noticing the soft rising and falling of your belly, or the breath as it comes in at your nostrils. Now be aware of yourself, and cultivate loving kindness towards yourself [pause]. Now extend loving kindness to someone you love [pause]. Now extend loving kindness to your particular group of friends
You are loved, a meditation
Focus on your breathing, just noticing the soft rising and falling of your belly, or the breath as it comes in at your nostrils. Now be aware of your body – this bag of bones and water that carries you around. This body full of experience – joys and sorrows. This body with the capacity
Opening words
We have made many decisions that have brought us finally to worship in this place. May our worship here continually increase our understanding of ourselves; and give us confidence that we can improve our lives and those of others by our behaviour.
Spirit of truth and life and love In our prayers and meditations today let