Theme “Presence”
Impatient to be away
A prayer to close a meeting
Impatient to be away now,
to move from the focussed space of this meeting
to the liminal spaces of transition and journey –
we have our minds on the business of leaving;
locating devices and gathering up notes
instead of dwelling in the moment
as we are reluctantly
reminded to pay lip
I am not here
A prayer to open a meeting
Although I’ve taken a seat at this meeting, I’m still thinking about what just happened in my journey to get here, so I’m not here…
I am not here
Instead I’m trying to remember which papers I have skipped and if it is going to be discovered, I’m trying to remember if
Fully Present
The lighting of our chalice flame invites
Our full and simple presence, in this moment
As we move through our day
May we be fully and simply present to ourselves
Fully and simply present to each other
Fully and simply present to the world around us
Grateful for the breath of life in our bodies
A guided meditation on ways to well-being: connect, be active, take notice, learn, give.
(The New Economics Foundation created The Five Ways to Well-being in 2008 – as a set of evidence-based actions that promote well-being in everyday life. These are: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Learn and Develop, and Give.)
Breathing in, I connect. Breathing out, I am aware of my connections. Breathing in, I am aware of
Glory Be, redux
Spirit of Life,
Source of all that has been, is now and will be,
Let us honour your Indwelling Presence
for evermore.
Amen
Serenity prayer, redux
Eternal One,
Grace me with serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
and wisdom to know the difference.
May I live one day at a time,
Being present, one moment at a time,
Taking the world as it is, not as I would have it,
Trusting that
This day is warm
This day is warm
The air is still
Gone is the threat
Of thunder
And rain.
This day requires
A slowing down
A letting go
Of musts and
Shoulds and
Oughts.
This day
Is a day
Simply
To Be.
Today is a day
To open
Meditation
Metre: 11.10.11.10 Tune: Noel Nouvelet
Gentle whispers hover; lead me into prayer;
Within sweet silence, I feel more aware.
Solace and calm surround my very soul;
Pay heed to the quiet; may I be made whole?
Fears and worries linger; where to find release
From the uncertain; harmony and peace
Will soothe my spirit—-bring tranquillity;
I