"Your majesty is praised above the heavens."
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 8: 1-5
O Lord our Governor,
how exalted is your Name in all the world!
Out of the mouths of infants and children
your majesty is praised above the heavens.
You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries,
to quell the enemy and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,
What are humans that you should be mindful of them?
the children of humankind that you should seek them out?
O Lord our Governor,
how exalted is your Name in all the world!
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.
When we are stunned to the place beyond words,
we're finally starting to get somewhere. It is so much more comfortable to think
that we know what it all means, what to expect and how it all hangs together.
When we are stunned to the place beyond words, when an aspect of life takes us
away from being able to chip away at something until it's down to a manageable
size and then to file it nicely away, when all we can say in response is
"Wow," that's a prayer.
--Anne Lamott, Help, Thanks, Wow: The 3 Essential Prayers, 73.
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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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