A Prayer for Inhabit

by Christine Sine

Tomorrow Tom and I will help kick off the Inhabit Conference, one of our favourite events of the year. I relish the stories of good things happening in neighbourhoods around the world and rejoice with those whose lives are making an impact.

Here is the prayer that I will be sharing – as you can see it grew out of the prayer I shared on Monday as I reflected out what it would take to enable our neighbourhoods to flourish for all the inhabitants and for God’s good creation too. Enjoy

Sing praises to the God of all creation,

Shout aloud your delight to the Most High.

Choose to enjoy the glory of the everlasting, ever present One,

Who dwells with us here, and now and everywhere we go.

Our God is the God of all the earth.

Our God is the God of all our neighborhoods.

Let us center ourselves on God today.

Sit and listen to what delights God’s heart.

Breathe in the wonder of eternal love, 

Dance to the rhythm of eternal breath.

Listening to the whispers calling you to slow down and take notice. 

Our God is the God of all the earth.

Our God is the God of all our neighborhoods.

Let us center ourselves on God today.

Enjoy the beauty of divine presence, unfurling around us. 

Gasp in awe at the fragrances, dance to the melodies.

God is renewing, restoring, resurrecting. 

Until all becomes a fit place for us and for God to dwell.

Our God is the God of all the earth.

Our God is the God of all our neighborhoods.

Let us center ourselves on God today.

God is in us, God is around us,

Behind and before, on left and on right,

God who is One, God who is three,

This God is with us wherever we go.

Our God is the God of all the earth.

Our God is the God of all our neighborhoods.

Let us center ourselves on God today.

Amen

If you are going to be at the conference and would like to connect please email me at seasickdoctor@gmail.com