Shalom Prayer from Advent week 2 – 12/05/2010

Isaiah 9:2, 4-7; Jeremiah 29:7

A Shalom Prayer

I come as myself. Just as I am.
This moment. My feelings, my fears my joys, my sadnesses.
You see me as I really am You know me through and through
You see all, all that I am or ever have been.

Every experience in my life is laid before you.
Every image I have seen each touch, each sensation every word I have ever heard or spoken each word, each idea,  each thought which is imprinted in my soul  and is known to you.
You know me better than my closest friend. You know me better than I know myself
You know… and because of who I am and in spite of what I am – You love me.
I am of inestimable value to you.  You love me through and through nothing, nobody can remove me from your love.
Nothing, nobody can separate me from your love or your presence.

Lord pour your cleansing streams of living water all over me.
Make the parched deserts of my being spring to life.
Refresh me, Renew me.
Lord breathe on me afresh now and I will receive your life.
Lord reach out and touch me and I will receive your healing.
Empty me utterly of all the rubbish within me.
This moment, Lord, take away all distractions, all temptations, all evil thoughts and desires.
Remove from me all my anxiety take away every hidden fear.
Help me to know. That your perfect love casts out all fear.

Bring me now into the deep silence of your presence.
I give you my body and ask that it may become your dwelling place.
This moment may every part of my being be at peace.
Let my heartbeat be in harmony with your heartbeat let every part of my body be filled with your Spirit.
Take each blood vessel.
Take every part of my nervous system.
Take each muscle, each organ, each cell.
Fill me now with your stillness, with the reality of your living presence.

Help me now to pray – even without words.
Help me to pray with my breathing, to breathe in of your love and your peace, to breathe out of my pain and sadness, to breathe in of your cleansing and forgiveness, to breathe out of my guilt and impurity.
So in my breathing may my body and soul be at one with you, in harmony with you, at ease with you.
May I be still and know that you are God.
May I be still and know that you are the Lord who brings healing.

Help me to hear your still, small voice Lord Jesus.
May I now hear your words – ‘peace, be still’.
May all my storms subside as I accept your real presence.

Amen