Prayer or meditation
God is in your nostrils
God is spirit.
God is light.
God is in your nostrils.
God is sun.
God is nature.
God is up there,
and down here.
God is gracious.
God is merciful.
God is in every breath you breathe in and breathe out.
God is fire.
God is mighty.
God is the strength in your heart,
and your help
Deep within you
There is a place of peace,
A place of wisdom,
A place of love.
May this sacred centre be your guide,
May it be your strength for the journey,
May it fill you with hope when all seems hopeless,
And may it lead you to know the sacredness in all.
Lost
Think of a time when you were lost,
A time, as a child, when you wandered away from your parents,
When you took the wrong turn and your surroundings were no longer familiar,
Or when you were in a wilderness without a well-worn path,
Or in a deep dense fog without a horizon or landmark.
The sacred in the everyday
This space is sacred because of the faith, hopes, and dreams of those who went before us…
This time is sacred because we have set it apart for worship…
And we are sacred because we all bear the imprint of the divine.
Divine Spirit, who turns the ordinary into the sacred, be
Words to lead into a time of silence
We live wondrous lives together, here on this little green and blue planet, with the awe and beauty of the universe above and below us, the miracle of life around us, and the magic of human consciousness within us.
Let us now quiet our consciousness and become aware of the stillness within…
Words before silence
We pause again in shared silence, that instead of speaking words from our mouths, we may speak love from our hearts.
… We share in that good silence which requires no words.
… We pause now in that shared good silence which requires no words.
… We pause now in that shared good silence which needs no words.
Let
Night time
May the sea be calm for us,
The little waves sing a soft Goodnight for us,
The stars gently light the darkness for us,
The full moon heavy and low above the shadowy horizon,
Unroll her soft gold carpet for us.
So that we may walk quietly into the East of the morning
Inner peace
Let us be quiet in our hearts as is…
The still cormorant watching from the sunlit rock,
The tranquil sea fret stealing over the water,
The gentle wave caressing the shingle,
The sea campion motionless in her gown of white.
For these are the mute harbingers of a loving God…
And the promise of