Prayer or meditation
Calling prayer
Friends, draw close, and let no-one be a stranger under the
roof of this place, for we are all of one humanity.
We come to this quiet place of beauty from many different
places and with many different thoughts and feelings.
Let this be a time when we pause together from the busy-ness of
the world so
Let us give thanks for the blessings of our lives
Let us give thanks for the blessings in our lives.
Let us feel the warmth of family love embracing us.
Let us feel the richness of friendships, let us give thanks for the care and support family and friends give to us.
They are a blessing to us whether we gather them to us when we
Meditational prayer
Let my prayer be a path of discovery towards knowledge of that which I cannot see.
Let my prayer be a question to the something which is in everything and is everywhere around me.
What is it, who is it, that touches the heart when the sun rises on the morning, or splashes the sky with
The Gifts of the Magi: A Guided Meditation
The Gospel of Matthew tells us the magi brought the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn Jesus. Gold represented Christ’s kingship, his sovereignty; frankincense represented his divinity; myrrh represented his humanity, his mortality.
Let us consider how these gifts have manifested in our own lives over the past year – taking them in
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
Blessing for those who find Christmas difficult
If this time is tough, may you find comfort
amid your sorrow and healing amid your pain.
May you know that you are the light of the world.
Blessing for Beltane
This day and every day
May you know Love
Within and without
May the buds of your imagination
Blossom and bloom
Into ripe fullness
May you flourish and flower
Like the incredible beautiful Being You Are
Blessing for the Equinoxes
As light and dark are poised in equilibrium for a brief pause in the cosmic dance,
May you pause today to breathe deeply the air of inspiration,
feel the warmth of the fiery sun of passion on your skin,
drink deeply from the waters of the well of belonging,
and touch the sacred grounding earth