Open Eyes, Open Heart

God,
You touch all of creation.

You are never far away.

It is my own lack of focus
that takes you out of view.

Clear my focus, God.

Open my eyes to the
wonders of Your nearness.

May this opening of eyes
also open my heart.
That I may be your vessel,
open to letting you work
through me.

AMEN.

Reflected

I invite you to pause for a moment and take some time for some contemplative play.

Start by letting this image fill your mind as you focus on your breath and letting yourself slow down into this time and this space.  Letting your breath and this picture be all that you attend to right now.

What words are creatively being reflected in your life? How are you creatively reflecting God in unexpected places?

Consider these questions also:

What do you see?
What colors stand out to you? Why?
What does your imagination do with this picture?
What words come to mind?
What favorite quotes from your favorite spiritual literature come to mind?


I invite you to join in conversation with me in the comments below what has come of your contemplative play time today.

Fall Reflecting

Leaves of liquid gold and fire red
hang with tenacity
from quickly emptying branches
waiting until it is their turn to
gracefully let go and fall.

I look to the trees
and see a time of winding down,
of slowing to deep rest.

I hear God's gentle call
to let go of the busy
to let go of the need
to do more,
to be more.

I hear God's voice reminding me
that I to need seasons of
letting go,
seasons of deep rest.

Fall is my circle of life reminder
to let go,
to rest.

It is my season of
already and not yet.

It is my winding down
to simple breath
and being.

It is my Holy and wholly season.
Where I catch my breath
and find my
already and not yet.

Thanks be to God.
AMEN.

Shelter

I invite you to pause for a moment and take some time for some contemplative play.

Start by letting this image fill your mind as you focus on your breath and letting yourself slow down into this time and this space.  Letting your breath and this picture be all that you attend to right now.

This looks like the perfect shelter for something tiny.  Are there ways you may feel tiny in this world? Where do you find shelter? How does the shelter help you feel cared for?

Consider these questions also:

What do you see?
What colors stand out to you? Why?
What does your imagination do with this picture?
What words come to mind?
What favorite quotes from your favorite spiritual literature come to mind?


I invite you to join in conversation with me in the comments below what has come of your contemplative play time today.

My Prayer

Peace, Hope, Love, Joy

Lord help me infuse all of these into my life.

May I feel Peace of Spirit,
so I may be a vessel of Peace.

May I feel Hope of Spirit,
so I may be a vessel of Hope.

May I feel Love of Spirit,
so I may be an expression of God's Love.

May I feel Joy of Spirit,
So I may be a vessel of Joy
reminding a weary world of all
that is still good and of you God.

AMEN.