Meditative prayer from St. Joe’s Night Church

Ewelina Frackowiak led the prayers and gave the reflection at St. Joe’s ecumenical Night Church event this past Sunday. We started our service with the prayer below.

Take time to quiet your heart.

Bring to your mind memories of this summer – think about landscapes you saw, people you met, their smiles, their eyes…

Thank God for all that happened to you.

Be aware of the place in which you are now. Be aware of the details: the colour of the wall, the light and shadows, the coldness of the floor that your feet touch… Acknowledge the moment that is now. The past is gone; the future does not exist yet. All is here and now.

Thank God for this moment of your life.

Look at yourself as you would be looking at a stranger: imagine yourself being outside of “you” and observing “you” from above. Be aware of the feelings that pass through you. Simply observe them without judging.

Think that God is looking at you and knows you entirely. He/She has searched for you and He/She knows you. Feel that God loves you.

Be aware of the person who sits next to you. Think that God loves this person as much as he/she loves you.

Thank God for all the love.