prayer

This is a prayer that we recited at our recent women pastor’s retreat.  It spoke directly into my life and how I have been feeling.  I hope that you find something in it that you can relate to.

Unfortunately I am unable to give the origins.  If you know, leave a comment.

Lord Jesus Christ

You South the silence of the desert

And said to your disciples

“Come away by yourselves and rest awhile.”

We would also take time to withraw

We want to enter the solitude that will lead to greater clarity,

Greater insight and greater stillness of soul

God our keeper and our companion

We come in need of encouragement

In need of refreshment

In need of forgiveness

In need of new strength

Some of us are weary in body

Some of us are weary in mind

Some of us are tired in spirit

We come with stresses and angers

We come with sorrows and anxieties

We come with excitements, plans and preoccupations

We come with broken confidence that needs repairing

We come with pride that needs piercing

We come with deep hurts that need healing

And wounded visions that need restoring

You have promised your presence

We believe you hear, you see and you know

Open our ears to hear what you what you have to say to us

Give us the vision to see with the eyes of the heart

Lord we pray for each other,

May we know deep in our souls that we are accepted by our

Friends and colleagues here.

May we each feel your touch through each other.

In the name of Jesus Christ we come to you now. Amen