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"The Lord is my shepherd..."

We invite you to a few minutes of silence before we begin our prayer time together.

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"Were not our hearts burning within us...?"

We invite you to a few minutes of silence before we begin our prayer time together.

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"Receive the Holy Spirit..."

We invite you to a few minutes of silence before we begin our prayer time together.

Chopping Wood (or Carrots) Under the Gaze of God

As we physically isolate ourselves in order to protect our loved ones, others, and ourselves, we may find that we have to rethink how we live our days.  We will be living a different life for a while, one which necessitates a change in daily routine, schedule, and structure.  Most of us have a practice of Centering Prayer embedded in our daily lives.  My morning and late afternoon Centering Prayer periods are anchors that have been in place in my life for a long time, so I now ask myself:  What will help me draw closer to God during this time?

I would like to suggest one possibility: add a form of Lectio Divina to our lives.

Father Richard Rohr describes Lectio Divina in the following way:

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"Mary Magdala came to the tomb..."

We invite you to a few minutes of silence before we begin our prayer time together.

Take a deep breath and breathe in the breath of God, knowing by faith that God breathes into us the breath of life.

CONTEMPLATIVE / SILENT PRAYER

Our Centering Prayer sit is 30 minutes sounded by the chime/chant.  At the end of the Prayer sit, we will linger in silence a few minutes then follow by praying together the Our Father.

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Hello lovely souls,

I invite you into a few moments of silence before we begin our prayer time together...

Take a deep breath and breathe in the breath of God, knowing by faith that God breathes into us the breath of life.

Opening Prayer: Taize chant – “The Lord is my light, my light and salvation...”

A couple of minutes of chanting available here:

Center in silence for 20 – 30 minutes.

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