Opening Prayer: Deliver us when we draw near to you, O God,
from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind: grant that with steadfast hearts
and kindled affections, we may worship you in Spirit and in Truth. Amen. (Venite by Robert Benson)
Scripture: Proverbs 4:20-27
Journal: What is springing up in your heart these days? What is giving you life? How will you keep your heart set on Jesus?
Reflection:
Indeed, if we will listen, a Sacred Romance calls
to us through our heart every moment of our lives. It whispers to us on the wind, invites us
through the laughter of good friends, reaches out to us through the touch of
someone we love. We've heard it in our
favorite music, sensed it at the birth of our first child, been drawn to it
while watching the shimmer of a sunset on the ocean. The Romance is even present in times of great
personal suffering: the illness of a
child, the loss of a marriage, the death of a friend. Something calls to us through experiences
like these and rouses an inconsolable longing deep within our heart, wakening
in us a yearning for intimacy, beauty, and adventure.
This longing is the most powerful part of
any human personality. It fuels our
search for meaning, for wholeness, for a sense of being truly alive. However we may describe this deep desire, it
is the most important thing about us, our heart of hearts, the passion of our
life. And the voice that calls to us in
this place is none other than the voice of God. (The Sacred Romance by
Brent Curtis and John Eldredge)
Prayers
Closing Prayers: Drive far from us all wrong desires, O God,
and incline our hearts to keep your ways.
Grant that having cheerfully done your will this day we may, when night
comes, rejoice and give you thanks.
Through the one who lives a reigns with you and your Spirit, one God,
now and forever. Amen. (Venite by
Robert Benson)
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