Dear Friends,A complete contrast today from yesterday - the suggestion today is to look at how prayer can be inspired action. Much of the prayer recorded in the Bible (the book of Psalms, the prayer of prophets) expresses a call for change in the world around. Today's invitation is to see how what you care most about in today's world can be a source of your prayer.God blessSamantha
Dear Friends,Today's invitation is to treasure silence. Our society often avoids silence, but it can be a real gift to pause our human noise and let our thoughts slow down.May you have a day in which you find quiet blessingsSamantha
Thy Kingdom Come – Day 3Praying with tradition, ritual and symbolMaundy Thursday by Malcolm GuiteHere is the source of every sacrament,The All-transforming presence of the Lord,Replenishing our every element,Remaking us in his creative Word.For here earth herself gives bread and wine,The air delights to bear his Spirit’s speech,The fire dances where the candles shine,And waters cleanse us with his gentle touch.Here he shows the full extent of loveTo us whose love is always incompleteIn vain we search the heavens high above,The God of love is kneeling at our feet.Though we betray him, though it is night,He meets us here and loves us into light.
Praying with our senses reminds us that prayer is not just something we do with our mind. Our senses provide us with the images and experiences that we put into words or thoughts. We can bring all that we are into our relationship with God: indeed God who created us as we are, can use every means to reach us.One way of using our senses is to help us prepare for a time of pray. Take a few minutes to be still and slowly bring your attention to what you can see around you, what you can hear, what you can small, anything you can taste, what you can feel on different parts of your skin. These sensations may lead you straight into prayer, or they may give you a sense of present focus for your planned prayers.God blessSamantha
