The paper grocery bags stuffed with spinach, syrah, and sunblock jostled on the hips of the women climbing down the steps to the lake house that weekend, favored veggies and cheese being one thing this collection of women held in common. Another was that despite Eastern, Native, or ancient approaches to healing, each considered herself to be of God, and considered Jesus' roles in their lives to include guidance of their journey. Their prayer was to celebrate a weekend in this haven, nestled in a small cove, protected by old trees, with the lake just steps off the warm deck, the sounds and warm smells of nature almost blurring the threshold between indoors and out.
Prayer for the Women
Learning to Heal
Come Holy Spirit…
Surround and breathe through the women
gathered here
Bless this holy place, Your light and
protection ever near
As the energies of the universe are revealed,
keep our focus clear…
On You, God
Guide us Lord Jesus…
Our daily lives and trials will no longer
lead us to forsake
The special gifts we’ve been given
to serve in Your name’s sake
Specially named, specially called,
to ease another’s burden or ache
We set adrift our injuries and fears,
cast to the bottom of the lake
And we bask in Your loving arms at each
daybreak…
Thanks to You, God
The sun is our skin, the stars our hair,
The trees and the breeze form our lair
Borrowing from the earth, from rocks or
leaves
Use us as vessels to bring relief
With the help of all who have gone before us,
and who believe…
In You, God
Grant that we meet again in other holy places
In our journey of love and to learn our
graces
Each a treasure of the Father, with all our hearts
and faces…
Turned to You, God
Amen.
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