The Weekly Sabbath Ritual

For those of you who want to join us in the Sabbath Ritual, here is what we are doing.

We invite you to create a sacred space for yourself and place important symbols around you.

• We begin by lighting a candle in a space where you are comfortable.
• Prayer of Three Breaths
• Read the Prayer from the Call to Purpose
  God of all creation,
  We offer you our thanksgiving for a time rich with connections,
  Among each other and with you.
  We thank you for moments when we have experienced what it is to be united
  Even in our differences.
  Help us to grow as a listening, discerning, learning people.
  Help us to give up patterns and structures that enslave us and others.
  Help us to acknowledge our fear
  And lean into your hope and your courage.
  Help us to grow in our trust in each other and in your Spirit.
  Fill us with your grace and with your wisdom,
  With your patience and with your love.
  Propel us into your future,
  Rooted in the richness of our past.
  In Christ we pray.
  Amen.
• Individual contemplation: Praying for one another, mandala, finger labyrinth, praying in colour, listen to music, sing.
• Read the scripture that has been suggested for the week, and reflect on it.
• You may want to journal, or meditate or pray on the scripture.
• Extinguish the flame and say the following benediction
  
  Let us carry this Sabbath space with us,
  Offering our changed selves to the world and the Spirit’s call. Amen.

We suggest that you take an hour for this ritual, feel free to make it your own. Happy Sabbath!

Peace, Karen