Midweek Mindfulness ~ October 25th 2023

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Let us take a moment to sit and rest with Jesus, the spring of living water
We offer you a song and a simple prayer

A Song

A Prayer

Take a moment to sit with Jesus in silence

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When you're ready, let's pray the following prayer with Him
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The accompanier will pray the whole prayer with you
You are invited to join in praying the purple italicized words with them

Today we meditate on Matthew 22:15-22

Open Hands

By a simple coin
You cut straight to the heart.
When they sought to trap You
with politics and divided loyalties,
You set Your sights higher.
"Give Caesar what belongs to him,
but be sure to do the same for God."

Jesus, let Your words pierce us
with Your precious Truth.
Our hearts are full of things
that belong not to us, but to You,
and yet are jealously guarded.
In truth, all we are is rightly Yours,
for we were bought at a price.

Yet how easily we slip away,
reclaiming our lives day by day,
qualifying our surrender and
reneging our promises.
We leave You with but a small slice
of our lives, mere scraps;
whatever is convenient for us to give.
And You, our loving Lord,
You are humble enough to accept it.

How You work wonders with even such scraps!
A single moment of forgiveness . . . 
A single morning in Your loving community . . .
One meagre, desperate prayer . . .
One small mercy offered . . .
One tender moment of love . . .
Even these can allow the rush
of Your Life to sweep through us.
And it does make one wonder
what a life of greater surrender
would lead us into.

If we could give into Your caring hands
a whole day . . .
an entire situation . . .
a whole relationship . . .
our unfolding future . . .
our very lives, day by day . . .
what new horizons of the kingdom
would we discover with You?

Blessed Jesus, take this bright new chance
of living communion which today offers us
and lead on, Lord.