Words used to open and close the silence at a Julian Prayer group.
OPENING PRAYER
We are your sheep,
and you are our Father and Mother.
You lead us towards peace and stillness
and are a balm for our souls.
No matter what trouble or strife we encounter
you are always there for us,
letting us know that
All Shall Be Well
and All Shall Be Well.
No matter what despair and anxieties we feel
you tell us that you are always with us
to the end of time,
and we will not be overcome.
You nourish us daily, in all circumstances,
and your balm overflows upon us,
as you enfold us in your everlasting Love.
OPENING PRAYER
Lord God, we come before you today,
in stillness and silence.
We thank you for breathing your Holy Spirit
into our lives and into our hearts.
Bless us Lord,
as we listen to your
still small voice of calm.
Amen.
The words in this following prayer came to me near the end of the 30-minute silence at my local Julian Prayer group:
OPENING PRAYER
Lord, calm our minds,
as you calmed the storm.
Let all our anxious thoughts and feelings
drift away
like ripples on a lake,
as you walk across the water
of our hearts
and take us by the hand
and say
Peace, Be Still.
OPENING PRAYER
You Lord are in this place,
your presence fills it.
I have come to rest in your presence,
taking time to just ‘Be’.
Fill me with your Holy Spirit,
Love and Peace.
Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER
Thank you for this time of stillness,
a time to share in the
Love, Peace, Joy and Hope
with everyone in this Julian group,
with angels and archangels
and with all the company of heaven.
Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER
We thank you, Lord
for this time of stillness.
For the time we have spent in your presence.
May we go forth each day
with faith, with hope, with love,
and may our souls be filled with your
eternal Light.
Amen.
Photo and text © Diane Meladio