Midweek Mindfulness ~ July 26th 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
If you want a sister or brother to pray with you, click the bar below.
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 Genesis 28:10-22

A simple prayer to see heaven come

As Jacob lies dreaming,
he sees more clearly with shut eyes.
You appeared to him,
setting a stair on the earth.
The angels of your court
blending heaven with earth,
serving sacred purposes
that reveal your hidden proximity.
Jacob sees it all with awe:
"Surely the Lord is in this place,
and I was not aware of it."

Heavenly Father, open our eyes
to see the movements of your glory,
your comings and goings around us.
Could Heaven be so close
that we might see it?
Could your servants be at work
in our midst, for Your Name?

How easily we push heaven aside,
to the other end of the cosmos,
to the other end of a life,
the other side of the grave.
But the grave is no dam,
holding you back from us!

Praise the Risen King,
the Great River Himself!
The cross and the tomb
have unleashed your Life upon us,
and Heaven comes flooding in!

Jacob saw the reality we overlook.
How thin the veil that keeps it
from nearsighted eyes and skeptical minds!
Heaven is near. Hallelujah!
The Kingdom is coming. Hallelujah!
Already its shining waters
run down dusty streets,
bringing everything it touches back to Life.

Call us to Your house, God.
Drench us with the rush of Heaven,
your mighty blessing pouring out
from heaven's wide open gates.
Let us point dry mouths to You.
You are not far away.
You are here. You are now.

Wake, o sleeper!
Heaven is right around the corner,
calling our names.