unity

Snippet

Are we a bag of Marbles or a bag of grapes? A Bag Marbles rolls around and grates on one another, making lots of noise.

Or are we A bag of grapes that presses together, squishing, bleeding and intermingling?

Scripture

I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. John 17:20,21 NLT

Song

THE CIRCLE SONG

By Mark Vickstrom

CHORUS

We are all united here / in a circle God created

Help us make it through our lives / fulfill the promise in our hearts The cirlce is often tangled / its members confused and bewildered

But the bond is never broken / love flows endlessly

In a circle of God's love

We are all united here / in a circle God created

Help us make it through our lives / fulfill the promise in our hearts From those around us we gain strength / in times of need we are cared for

We can not be separated by distance, death or time / for unity exists within our hearts and souls and minds

We are all united here / in a circle God created

Help us make it through our lives / fulfill the promise in our hearts

The joys and sorrows we all share / will never tear us apart

They will keep us close together / we will be bound forever

In a circle of God's love

We are all united here / in a circle God created

Help us make it through our lives / fulfill the promise in our hearts

Sentence Prayer

Father; Help me to remember you desire Unity In the essentials. Jesus you died so man

could have liberty in matters of opinion, help me extend that freedom to others. Holy Spirit

the mark you leave on us is love; may we show Your love in all our actions today. Amen

A.dore Praise God for being three in One. Praise for God for the love found in His trinity.

C.onfess the times you have compromised the essentials to please man. Confess the acts you have committed that have taken away your Brother or Sisters freedom in Christ. Repent of the unloving actions in your life.

T.hank God for those in your life that have shown you the Love of Jesus.

S.uplication Pray for universal Church that it may be one. Pray for your local church, the places the unity of the trinity is threatened.

ACCEPTANCE

Snippet

Let Go and Let God

Scripture

He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. Job 2:10

Song

When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree,
there will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see,
there will be an answer. let it be.

Let it be, let it be, .....

And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

Let it be, let it be, .....

Beetles

Sentence Prayer

Be Still and Know that I Am God. Lord Your Words lead us to the Calmness and greatness of your presence. www.sacredspace.ie

A.dore God for being Lord of Lords and King of Kings.

C.onfess the times and things you refuse to let go.

T.hanks for the issues God has handled in your life. Thanks for prophets like Mother Mary. Thanks for Good and Bad.

S.uplication Ask God for the strength to accept the unacceptable.

BLACKBIRDS

Snippet

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.
Jacques Deval
Afin de vivre bel et bien.

Scripture

These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean any kind of raven Leviticus 11:13,15 NIV

Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: "Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there."

So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.

I Kings 17:2-6 NIV

Song

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these sunken eyes and learn to see

All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to be free

Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly, into the light of the dark blue night

Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Take these broken wings and learn to fly

All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise,

You were only waiting for this moment to arise,

You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

Beatles

Sentence Prayer

 

Father: help me accept nourishment from what I perceive as unclean, knowing your path always leads to holiness. Amen Roger Miller

A.dore Praise God for creating both clean and unclean animals. (Leviticus) Praise God for creating the Norma and abnormal animal. Praise God for both light and darkness in life.

C.onfess To God the times you have refused to take what he has offered from the blackbird.

T.hank God for his provision. Thank God for the prophets of life. Thank God for his rest.

S.uplication Pray for all the disenfranchised. The Christians in Countries that are being persecuted. Those who are being mistreated for the color of the skin, their lifestyles and their Gender.

 

Paul McCartney wrote this song for African Americans in their struggle for Civil Rights.

God’s Hospitality

Snippet

It has deep roots in the notion of God's every present hospitality in both nature

and other people, the idea that, properly understood, ever thing in creation

invites us to share in God's love. Dakota Kathleen Norris pg 202

Scripture

God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the

entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.

He said, "Master, if it please you, stop for a while with your servant. I'll get some water so you can wash your feet. Rest under this tree. I'll get some food to refresh you on your way, since your travels have brought you across my path."

They said, "Certainly. Go ahead."

Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. He said, "Hurry. Get three cups of our best flour; knead it and make bread."

Then Abraham ran to the cattle pen and picked out a nice plump calf and gave it to the servant who lost no time getting it ready. Then he got curds and milk, brought them with the calf that had been roasted, set the meal before the men, and stood there under the tree while they ate. Genesis 11:1-8 Message

Song

Green Green Grass of Home

The old home town looks the same,
As I step down from the train,
And there to meet me is my mama and my papa.
Down the road I look, and there comes Mary,
Hair of gold and lips like cherries.
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

The old house is still standing,
Though the paint is cracked and dry,
And there's the old oak tree that I used to play on.
Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary,
Hair of gold and lips like cherries.
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

Yes, they'll all come to see me,
Arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

Then I awake and look around me,
At the four gray walls that surround me,
And I realize that I was only dreaming.
For there's a guard, and there's a sad old padre,
Arm in arm, we'll walk at daybreak.
Again, I'll touch the green, green grass of home.

Yes, they'll all come to see me
In the shade of the old oak tree,
As they lay me 'neath the green, green grass of home.

Sentence Prayer

Knowing that God loves me unconditionally I look honesty over the last day; it's

events and my feelings. Do I have something to be grateful for ? Then I give thanks.

Is there something I am sorry for? Then I ask for forgiveness.

Sometimes I wonder what I might say if I were to meet you in person Lord. I think I

might say. "Thank you Lord" For always being there for me. I know with certainty

there were times you carried me, Lord, when It was through your strength I got

through the dark times in my life. taken from http://sacredspace.ie/

1. dore Praise God for His Hospitality in nature and People
   

   Praise Jesus for His Unconditional Love
   

   Praise the Holy Spirit for making the Holy of Holies in your heart.
   

   
    

    C.onfess the times you have not reflected God's hospitality

 

T.hank God for the things you have taken for granted such as the green Grass

 

S.uplication Pray for those who are dying because of a lack of hospitality: Children in a Childrens hospital, wounded Vets, Orphans, the elderly and inmates.