PREPARATION:Prayer excerpt from Linda Booth " Prayer of blessing":
----->."I praise you God. For this wonderful universe, for your creative nature that surrounds us, just waiting for us to pay attention to you.
I praise you God for life itself. For the opportunities all around us to receive your love and to generously share your love and grace with others."
Arlene - sharing
-----> "May they be willing and open to love more deeply, to give more freely, to go courageously where you send them In, your name, called to be a light in the darkness, called to do something valuable for your precious people".
Gary -sharing
----->. "And God says, be alert, be open, be present. I’m doing something brand-new in your midst. Don’t you see it. Pay attention on this journey of blessing for I am with you. I love you and I need you to be my instruments of peace, of love, of healing in a hurting world".
All Share
Focus Questions: All Share
What does it mean for us to be alert, to be open, to be present?
What do you see God doing brand new in our midst?
How can we be instruments of God’s peace?
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