And yet, we receive everything that we needed. 'numPreferredServices' : 5 And recently in this ordinary time we have seen our fellow citizens rise up in anger and violence, destroying, injuring, even killing others to push their narrow agendas. Our templates work for personal greetings, formal wishes, or even for group signing. We are ending our budget work for one fiscal year and the beginning our work on future financial and fiscal year planning. passthrough : { When this is over,may we never againtake for grantedA handshake with a strangerFull shelves at the storeConversations with neighborsA crowded theatreFriday night outThe taste of communionA routine checkupThe school rush each morningCoffee with a friendThe stadium roaringEach deep breathA boring TuesdayLife itself. Another popular. Comfort those who are distraught and mourn their loved ones who have died, and at times are buried in a way that. But when the birthday of my husband, Don, rolled around this year, we were in lockdown like everyone elseand creativity was needed. Pause and reflect on where youre being invited to grow from that moment. Happy birthday. I am not a regular reader of the Bible, but one of my favorite set of verses can be found in Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3, verses 1 and 11. God wants to be present in all parts of our livesnot just the easy or serene moments. Through all these years, God, I feel your love and care. Cant wait to support you through it all. Take some time to sit down and think about what you've learned and how you've grown. Buoyed by your love, I choose each day to let peace reign in me. - Written by Rev. I am thankful for the opportunity learn and practice new things. PRAYER RESOURCES FOR THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC If 'absence makes the heart grow fonder', it may be that, rather than becoming accustomed to doing Church from home, our hunger for the Eucharist will intensify and make us value all the more gathering for it when at last we can. // , Know a prayer that could be added to this page? For those who are unemployed.For those suffering financial hardships.For those who face an uncertain future. The year we slowed down. If you can, picture the faces of these people. Know that we are striving to make all of the right decisions and need Your love and power to help us overcome any difficulties. 2. Happy birthday. )Do not reach out your hands.Reach out your heart.Reach out your words.Reach out all the tendrilsof compassion that move, invisibly,where we cannot touch. Happy birthday. Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic- The birds are singing again The sky is clearing, Spring is coming. 2020. Greater Good Amen. Happy birthday. Take a moment to think about how COVID-19 has impacted your life. Help usto focus on what we havenot on what is removed or changed. You can also make this . 11All that He does is apt for its time; but although He has given us an awareness of the passage of time, we can grasp neither the beginning nor the end of what God does. Prayers for all in need and those on our care list. My Heavenly father, as I enter this workplace I bring your presence with me. Distance may keep us apart, but it could never get in the way of me wishing you the happiest of birthdays. You are here for us to see and to hear. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a global box-office hit. It's my faith that I lean on as the death tolls resulting from the coronavirus continue to rise. What connections to others are you becoming more aware of? All over the world people are looking at their neighbors in a new way. Was I truly present?What control do I have over the circumstances of these individuals?Did I do all that I could in this point in time?What can I do for tomorrow? Happy birthday, friend. God gifted us with limitless creativity and imagination. We are not meant to do life alone. For you never leave us. Even so, it makes sense to hold on to festivities like these during COVID. 6. Help us. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance, and so join us in thanking you for all your gifts. Each of these numbers affects the lives of spouses, children, friends with care and worry, with work to help cure and coax loved ones back to health. We come before you now in this time of illness asking that you may be the source of our strength in body, courage in spirit and patience in pain. Who do you normally choose to reach out and connect to? We asked for patience, and you gave us situations where we were forced to wait. addthis_share = { I love my city. Sustain bodies and spirits. Lynn Ungar, March 11, 2020 (posted with permission of the author) for more from this author, view: https://www.lynnungar.com/poems/. Strengthenuswhen we feel discouragedor overwhelmed. For me, receptivity is the essence. We sympathized. Another birthday, another year older. Hear our prayer. Like a rock settling on the bottom of a lake after its thrown in, let yourself settle. The pandemic itself deserves its own "loving look." Prayer always begins and ends with a recognition of God's presence, and it disposes us toward receptivity. They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise You can hear the birds again. Try this body-scan meditation to ground your mind in the present moment and in your body, guided by Spring Washam. Also you could probably say they fall under Warehouses. twitter: { We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.Do not despise our pleas we who are put to the test and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. 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