From Mary DeJong http://waymarkers.wordpress.com/
The end of another busy week and it is time to post prayers from my facebook page Light for the Journey. The richness of contributions from the expanding team of contributors is amazing. As I mentioned last week, I have enlisted the help of Jamie Arpin Ricci author of The Cost of Community and founder of Litte Flowers community in Winnipeg Manitoba; Phileena Heuertz co-founder of Word Made Flesh and author ofPilgrimage of a Soul; Micha Jazz a contemplative activist in Chichester UK and a member of the Axiom Monastic Community; Bonnie Harr who posts prayers and reflections at In His Footsteps; John Birch who posts Celtic Prayers and Resources atFaith and Worship; Mary Plate DeJong who leads pilgrimages to Iona Scotland and is Forest Steward for one of Seattle’s urban forests and Mark Scandrette author ofPracticing the Way of Jesus and founding director of ReIMAGINE in San Francisco.
There are too many prayers for a single post, so I will post some today and some tomorrow. If you would like to access these prayers and reflections each day (and see all the beautiful images that accompany them) please “like” the Light for the Journey Facebook page.
God my creator,
Draw me closer.
Christ my redeemer,
Draw me closer.
Spirit my advocate,
Draw me closer.
Let the eyes of my heart rest on you.
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God may I give myself only
to that which satisfies my heart,
May I give myself only
to that which strengthens my soul,
May I give myself only
to that which draws me closer to you.
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God you are love,
All you are expresses love,
All you do flows from love.
Lord wipe the scales from our eyes,
That we might see what love is doing.
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Eternal God, Creator of all that is,
all that was, all that will ever be.
You who made the sun and moon,
Who brought night and day into being,
Transform our darkness into light,
Renew us, restore us, redeem us,
Let your presence shine through us,
That all might see.
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This is your world I step upon
the air I breathe
the food I eat
This is your world I step upon
the sounds I hear
the people I meet
This is your world I step upon
your footsteps
where I place my feet
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Lord Jesus Christ let your words flow into my soul,
Let them nourish me,
Let them grow within me,
Let their truths rise up within me,
Let them give me life.
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Let this moment settle in my heart,
Let all that it holds rest secure in the love of God,
Let the wonder of the holy One
radiate from the centre of my being,
Until the reality of Christ’s inner presence
Spills out into the world around me.
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Bonnie Harr – Aspen Praise