The Broom Prayer

The “Broom Prayer”

The swift and powerful action of the Holy Spirit

Now removes from (place, circumstance or situation)

Any person or activity that is not in accordance

With the Jesus Christ Principles

Of Love and Truth

The swift and powerful action of the Holy Spirit

Now brings into (place, circumstance or situation)

All people and actions that are in accordance

With the Jesus Christ Principles

Of Love and Truth

This is an old Unity prayer which is perfect for many situations and the season of lent when we release whatever keeps us from realizing our Christ consciousness.

Let it Go

During Lent we release that which holds us back from realizing the Christ within. What do you need to release to be able to take a stand and be who you were meant to be?

Pretzels a Lenten treat

Pretzels: A Lenten treat

Pretzels originated in Europe during the Middle Ages. A monk was making unleavened bread for Lent with flour and water because eggs, milk and lard were not consumed as part of the Lenten fast. He twisted some of the dough into the shape of people praying with both arms folded across their chests.(can you see it?)  He decided it would be a perfect treat for children learning to say their prayers. He called the treats pretiola, the Latin word for "little reward."

Reflecting on your day

There is a historic prayer known as the ‘Prayer of Examen’. The idea is to intentionally reflect on your day, on what you’ve done and thought about.

There are always good things we could have done which we didn’t, and things we did do which we shouldn’t! This is a great time to ask for forgiveness and to ask Spirit to help us act more in love each day.

Have a look back over the last 24 hours; give thanks for the blessings and good things.

Use this time to set your sights on living more like Jesus each day.

Step One:

Prepare yourself by quietly focusing your attention on God.

Step Two:

Review your day with thankfulness When did you live out of Christ’s  love?

When did you not live out of Christ’s love?

Step Three:

Thank God for what is happening through this exercise, and ask Spirit to guide you and give you

grace for tomorrow.

Lent 2011, Let Go, Let God

As we begin our journey through Lent you may wish to use the Unity booklet Let Go, Let God as part of your daily practice. click here for the booklet.
You can download it or it can be mailed to you.
God bless you on your Journey through Lent.

http://www.unity.org/publications/freeBooklets/lent2011LandingPage.html

Resting in God

Father-God I rest in the consciousness of Your presence with me and about me. I rest in the consciousness of Your life and perfection within me.

Crucifixion

God's Spirit in me is invincible and indestructible. Thank you, Father, for Your spirit in me gives me victory over death itself.

Our Lenten Practice

During these days, let each one deny themselves

  some food, drink, sleep, needless talking and idle jesting, and 

look forward to holy Easter with joy and spiritual longing.

What are you willing to stop doing?

During the past week how many times have you seen Lent referred to as

the season of giving up chocolate?

As a season of focusing and getting closer to God

what would you be willing to give up to know God better and

have Spirit or God express through every aspect of your life?

I seem to remember a story about someone selling all they had….

I have been seeing Lent as a period of Sabbath.

A time of doing less to know God more.
In the beginning of the year some of us made out our goals lists,

or maybe a vision or treasure map, for

what we wanted to have or accomplish this year.

I invite you to make a stop doing list

for this time of living with spiritual intensity & intention.

What are you willing to stop doing, to know God more?

Have some fun with it.


Love

John

Ash Wednesday-The Journey Begins

We begin the season of Lent, which is a season of Spiritual Attentiveness.

What will you do to become more attentive to the action of Spirit/God in your life and the world?

Traditionally Christians would fast by having only one full meal on Ash Wednesday. They would also fast during the 40 days of Lent & give their extra food to those who needed it. Fasting was having two small meals and only one regular meal.

I invite you to explore how you can practice this tradition in your life.

Some of us will be going on a water fast where we will only drink water instead of soda etc. & will give the money saved to projects that will bring water to those who don't have clean water where they live.

You could do this for a day, three days a week whatever you think you can do. and each time you drank water instead of something else you can use that time to bring your attention to God in your life.

We'll give you some more ideas as our journey continues.

We behold the Christ in you!

John