In preparation for the lock down next week, I have created a special prayer whilst in remote learning. Please use this prayer and share this with your colleagues.
Ask students to go and get a glass of water. Bring the water back on screen. Place the glass of water in the centre of the table.
Wait 60 seconds….
Today we are using this glass of water in prayer. Water is our sacred symbol. Please respect the water. Respect this time of prayer. Try not to laugh but focus on this moment of prayer with God and each other.
Begin:
Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, And of the Son, And of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Leader:
Ancient Eternal One, We bless this water that is before us. Water which is essential for new life.
We imagine in the water all the love which has been poured out on us. As God the Father poured out the love into the world and send his only Son. We too pour out the love which has been given to us.
Imagine the love which your parents have poured out for you. Though not always perfect. They created you. God’s child. Place this love in the water now.
Pause for 5 seconds….
Imagine the love which your family have shared with you. Though not always perfect. They care for you. God’s child as a brother or sister. Place this love in the water now.
Pause for 5 seconds….
Imagine the love which your friends have for you. Though not always perfect. They offer comfort and a listening ear. God’s child. Place this love in the water now.
Pause for 5 seconds….
Imagine the love of creation which sustains you. The beautiful creeks, the rivers and the oceans. The rain that falls from the sky and allows you to live. God’s beautiful child. Place this love in the water now.
Pause for 5 seconds….
Jesus… touch and bless this water now as a sign of your love. Pour out Jesus your love upon us. Like the water of Cana, transform this water Into the hope of your love in us.
Pause for 5 seconds….
You were Jesus baptised by John the Baptist in the river Jordan.We to seek a baptism of change of heart, mind, and body.In these waters, Jesus, you went down into death and rose up to new life.And a voice came from heaven “You are my beloved child, with whom I am well pleasedâ€May these waters live in us today as a sign of Jesus living in us as God’s child.
Pause for 5 seconds….
Holy Spirit Come now into us. As we slowly drink this water of life.
Drink the water.
Pause for 20 seconds….
We thank you Father for giving us this water Which pours out on us your love.
We say now the words that Jesus taught us:
Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, On earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
May we be a sign of God’s love in our lives. Through our words, Through our actions, In our care for our family. In our care for our friends. In our care for our creation.
Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, And of the Son, And of the Holy Spirit. Amen