We invite you to add another dimension to your time of devotion and spiritual awareness. Grab a candle. Ever since humanity discovered fire, flame has been a symbol of community and spiritual presence. Light your candle and say,
"For every time we make a mistake and we decide to start again:
we light this flame.
For every time we are lonely and we let someone be our friend:
we light this flame.
For every time we are disappointed and we choose to hope:
we light this flame."
(M M Killoran)
Hello, we are Mike and Cindy Gattorna. We give thanks for the opportunity we have to gather and celebrate this day.
May we be surrounded with a very real sense of the presentness
of the Source and Sustainer of all that Exists as we spend this time together. May a spirit of wisdom inspire and challenge us.
Opening Prayer
Holy One of One-Hundred Beautiful Names,
three of which are Compassion, Love, and Mercy,
I acknowledge my failings against you and against your creation.
In my attempts to be good, too often I have listened to others
instead of trusting my own divine instincts.
Instead of allowing Holy Breath to swirl around me freely,
sometimes I have tried to trap the breeze in a box to be used for my
own purposes.
I pray that your light may shine through me unobstructed.
I hope that I may grow to reflect your Glorious Harmony in the world.
I ask this in your beautiful names,
through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Prayer of Jesus
