Novena Day 7
Mystery..beckoning us into
Joy….delight…gratitude
“Be Still and Know that I am God”
Opening Ritual for 3 minutes -
As you breath in, say
O Mystery
As you breath out - say
Alive in me
At the end of the 3 minutes – pray
May this gift of breathing allow us to touch mystery, alive in the deepest part of ourselves, and may it enhance our communion with the Mystery of all that is.
Pray -God of the Universe
in this time of great vulnerability
throughout our world
you beckon us to create space to engage
in deep listening.
May we listen to you in silence.
May we open our hearts to listen
to the voices of one another
and may we listen to all of Creation
with wonder and respect.
In our listening may we be guided to -
speak courageously,
love inclusively,
imagine creatively
and co-create a more peaceful
and just world
that flows from living a spirituality
of being in communion.
IPA Assembly Prayer 2023
Read and reflect on the following and then take 5 minutes stillness
“See! Israels’ hoarded hopes
Have been made flesh,
Held in the heart
Of one little girl.
Having been brought
To the Holy Place
Where heaven meets earth
Her heart rejoices.
She dances, runs,
Hands opened,
Heart welcoming
All Life.
See this woman
Whom life has bought
Into this holy place
Where earth joins heaven,
Standing now stilled,
Having freely given
All that she had-
All of her living.
Heart thus hollowed
She awaits in hope
All creation’s yearning,
The coming of our God.
From Presentation, Raphael Consedine in Songs for the Journey.
What is staying with you. Who God is for you in your life; where do you meet God- with- us? Where is God beckoning you to?
Today, we remember our Sisters, Brothers, Friends of Nano, Co-Workers, Associates, the people with whom we are in ministry especially in - Australia and Papua New Guinea
Have a Moment of Gratitude – what are you grateful for today…..
End Prayer – IPA Assembly 2017
Creator God,
you are luring us into a future
more expansive than our minds can conceive.
Grace us and make space
in the womb of our hearts
for the possibilities you offer us.
Unsettle us!
Disturb us!
Move us to the edge of new horizons
that we may be open
as you come to us
in our sisters and brothers
and the cry of our earth.
May wisdom’s flame shine for us,
within us and from us –
our feet know the way;
our hearts carry the light.
IPA Assembly 2017