"O sing to the Lord a new song."
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 20 - 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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First reading & silent reflection: Reflect in silence.
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LECTIO: from Psalm 98
1 O sing to the LORD a new
song, for God has done marvelous things. God’s right hand and God’s holy arm
have gotten God victory.
2 The LORD has made
known God’s victory; God has revealed God’s vindication in the sight of
the nations.
3 God has remembered
God’s steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of
the earth have seen the victory of our God.
4 Make a joyful noise to
the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
5 Sing praises to the
LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody.
6 With trumpets and the
sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD.
7 Let the sea roar, and
all that fills it; the world and those who live in it.
8 Let the floods clap
their hands; let the hills sing together for joy
9 at the presence of the
LORD, for God is coming to judge the earth. God will judge the world with
righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Second reading & reflection: What word or phrase catches your attention? Share or pass.
Third reading & reflection: How does this word or phrase touch your life? Share or pass.
Fourth and last reading & silent reflection: How is God inviting you to grow? We will reflect in silence for a few moments before we move from Lectio Prayer to the teaching by Father Keating or another contemplative guide.
Teaching:
No creature has
meaning
without the Word of
God.
God’s Word is in all
creation, visible and invisible.
The Word is living,
being,
spirit, all verdant,
all creativity.
This Word flashes out
in
every creature.
This is how the spirit
is in
the flesh – the Word
is indivisible from God.
~Hildegard of Bingen, "God's Word Is in All Creation"
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We now take some time to share our thoughts and reflections on our own spiritual journey and our prayer practice. Followed by brief prayers of intercession. Share or pass.
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Go in the name of Christ Jesus to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God!
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[This is an adapted format courtesy of Martha Johnston, Contemplative Outreach of Maryland and Washington, DC]
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