We invite you to take a few minutes to pray.
Sit comfortably and be aware of your seat against your back and legs
Notice your breathing and as you breathe out let go of anything which will stop you entering this time of prayer, as you breathe in breathe in the peace of this moment. Stay with this until you are ready to move on.
This week in
Malpas we begin the "Journey of Reconciliation" (see the News page) a four
week international gathering of SCJs. Here is a prayer for it and for all
our Journeys to Reconciliation.
So here we are Lord,
from all parts of
the world, from 27 to 79, from many different situations and very varied
histories.
Here we are together
setting out on a
journey through our stories
a journey of re-discovery
of you, present in every moment
Present at our best
and worst, present in great love and in the depths of lack of love
With us always,
as you promised to be.
You call us once
more to your Heart, where all our disintegration is healed and transformed
Where new beginnings
are made possible
You call us as we
are and we respond as we can- and that is all you ask from us.
Help us in these
days to support and strengthen one another and to allow ourselves to be
supported and strengthened, to be loved.
Help us to hear
your words of love echo deep in our hearts, releasing us from judgement
and fear to new life.
Help us journey
in surprising ways and to unexpected destinations- and to recognise you
as Way, Truth and Life.
We travel with our
brothers throughout the world, who hold us in prayer and love
We travel with Leo
Dehon, in whose spirit of Trust and Offering we gather,
We gather with Peter,
the rock, who again and again had to learn and begin again and again- a
true patron for our journey.
And we gather, most
of all Lord in the power of your love, a light shining in darkness and
never overpowered.
Amen
This site will change
weekly, using different ways of prayer, all of which you can do at your
computer. Do let us know what is and isn't helpful.