A Dancing Prayer for the Second Friday in Lent

12:59 AM in a, Aqua, dancing, for, friday, in, lent, prayer, second, the

Who says our prayers during the Lenten season have to be solemn? What is important is that we find a way to open up to the Creator. So, in that spirit I share a couple of "dancing" prayers on this second Friday in Lent.

Dancers Prayer
(From Living Prayers)

Lord God,
With every movement I make
I long to be close to you.
May I leap with your joy,
May I stretch with your passion,
May I balance with your strength.
I give you my dance, as a prayer,
As praise,
And as a testimony.

May my dancing tell of you love
And always point the way to you.
Amen.

"This delightful dance repeated around the globe will bring a smile to your lips and warm your heart."   Gratefulness.org 

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Prayers and Reflections for the Second Sunday in Lent

3:30 PM in and, Aqua, for, in, lent, prayers, reflections, second, sunday, the

Todays Readings
Genesis 15: 1-12, 17-18, Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17-4:1, Luke 13:31-35 or Luke 9:28-43

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Second Sunday of Advent A Growing Inner Stillness

8:08 AM in a, advent, Aqua, growing, inner, of, second, stillness, sunday

Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Advent does not lead to nervous tension stemming from expectation of something spectacular about to happen. 

On the contrary, it leads to a growing inner stillness and joy allowing me to realize that he for whom I am waiting has already arrived and speaks to me in the silence of my heart. 

Just as a mother feels the child grow in her and is not surprised on the day of the birth, but joyfully receives the one she learned to know during her waiting, so Jesus can be born in my life slowly and steadily and be received as the one I learned to know while waiting.  - Henri J.M. Nouwen

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