http://sacredpauses.com Meditation and Prayers for Life's Spiritual Highway Mon, 21 May 2012 17:31:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://sacredpauses.com http://sacredpauses.com/wp-content/mbp-favicon/purple cross.jpg http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/being-the-peace-that-others-seek-a-buddhist-prayer-for-self-action-during-lent/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/being-the-peace-that-others-seek-a-buddhist-prayer-for-self-action-during-lent/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:41:29 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=1246 Being the Peace that Others Seek – a Buddhist prayer for self-action during Lent

Being the Peace that Others Seek – a Buddhist prayer for self-action during Lent When you have read this prayer, what will you do next?   Peace Around Us All As we are together, praying for peace, let us be truly with each other. Let us pay attention to our breathing. Let us be relaxed ...]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/being-the-peace-that-others-seek-a-buddhist-prayer-for-self-action-during-lent/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/trustworthy-a-prayer-during-lent/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/trustworthy-a-prayer-during-lent/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:10:33 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=1240 Trustworthy? – a prayer during Lent

Trustworthy? – a prayer during Lent Oftentimes it isn’t a question of how much trust you put in the Universe, or the Maker, or whatever noun you use here. More likely it is the case of how much trust that Creator puts in you. I am reflecting on a comment from a friend who said ...]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/trustworthy-a-prayer-during-lent/feed/ 3 http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/night-a-final-prayer-at-the-closing-of-day/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/night-a-final-prayer-at-the-closing-of-day/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:40:24 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=1215 Night – a final prayer at the closing of day

Night – a final prayer at the closing of day As the skies move from daylight to dark, we come to the time of the day to hear my favorite words from the Book of Common Prayer, from the last prayers of the day – Compline. The prayer that follows  is from the New Zealand ...]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2012/02/night-a-final-prayer-at-the-closing-of-day/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2011/10/trusting-our-calling-a-prayer/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2011/10/trusting-our-calling-a-prayer/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:05:58 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=1027 Trusting Our Calling – a prayer

Trusting Our Calling – a prayer Christ Jesus, You gave your life so that every human being may know that they are loved by God. We entrust to you all those who are undergoing - war - injustice - hunger - or fear of the future. And we listen to your voice when you tell ...]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2011/10/trusting-our-calling-a-prayer/feed/ 0 http://sacredpauses.com/2011/09/the-war-prayer/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://sacredpauses.com/2011/09/the-war-prayer/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:15:17 +0000 Scribe http://sacredpauses.com/?p=986 The War Prayer

The War Prayer by Mark Twain It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and sputtering; on every hand and ...]]> http://sacredpauses.com/2011/09/the-war-prayer/feed/ 4