SaturDAY
Begin by taking a minute or so to become aware of God’s presence with you wherever you are. It may help to think of him sitting opposite you in the form of Jesus, or as a pillar of light, or as filling the very air which you breathe.
Then pray this prayer, - and try to do so, really meaning what you say:
Come, Holy Spirit, heal our hearts and minds and fill us with your own forgiving love that we may be freed from any resentments or unhealed hurts there may be within us. Amen.
Read the following verses very slowly, letting the words “seep into your heart” and noticing anything that seems significant or stands out for you.
Jesus said: “This is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, … forgive us the wrong we have done, as we have forgiven those who have wronged us.’ … For if you forgive others the wrongs they have done, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs that you have done.”
[Matthew 6:9a, 12,14-15 (REV)]
Close with the prayer:
Father of light,
from whom every good gift comes,
pour out your Holy Spirit upon our parish with the power of a mighty wind,
and by the flame of your wisdom, open the horizons of our minds,
that we may seek only your will.
Help us to bear witness to your love in all that we do and think and say,
that, through us, others may come to know you and your beloved Son, Jesus.
This we ask in his name.
Amen.