Monday, January 20, 2025

Loving God, your ways are not our ways. We confess our lust for power, reputation, and status. Thank you for your gentle reminder we are your beloved creation. You love us. Thank you, the Holy Spirit is a gift of grace, mercy, and intimacy. May we be conduits of your love and Spirit to bless others and not to control them. We love you.

I am amazed in your presence today, Loving LORD, and thank you for…

The wind, water, heavens, and angels all know you and follow your ways. We participate in your great mystery, joining with creation in constant praise to you.

We journey together upon your Ancient Path, in the company of friends and family. With our attention on each other, we sometimes lose sight of you and are no longer in your presence. We give thanks that we know you are in your sacred prayer space, waiting for us to return to you.

We enter your sacred prayer space, remembering your birthday into this physical world. We gather with friends and family. We read and reflect on the stories of your birth. We celebrate and give thanks for the many blessings of the past year.

God, we bow down along with the magi and worship you. Jesus, we acknowledge your divinity and your kingship. May our prayers rise like incense. Thank you for your gifts of wisdom, life, and healing. Thank you for the gifts of Epiphany.

We enter your sacred prayer space, pausing from our schedules and plans. You invite us to participate in your great mystery, to experience life beyond the limits of physical space and time. We marvel at your seasons, continuous renewal and eternity.