Spiritual Directors International

2007-04-15

What we sang and prayed at
Spiritual Directors International, Richmond BC 2007
"Coming Home to the Cosmos"

What We Sang:

"Welcome Home" words and music by Linnea Good. Not found on CD. Download pdf file attachment (55kb)
"Lucky Me" by Linnea Good. From Crazy Faith CD and the Good Book
"It's a Wonder" by Linnea Good. Not on a CD (likely on the next one '08) but sheet music available by pdf if you e-mail me at LG at LinneaGood.com
"How Then Shall I Live" by Linnea Good. From Greatest of These CD and the Good Book or the (smaller) Sunday Sessions book
"O Great Earth" by Linnea Good. From Swimmin' Like a Bird CD and the Good Book

What We Prayed:

Friday's opening prayer

O Holy One and All
Source of Life, Love that fires the Universe
Presence before all asking
Core of our yearning

Open our hearts in love and gratitude to this day
Release in us a welcome that extends to all corners of this room
this sacred land
this beloved planet.

Divine One, of infinite names and beyond all uttering
You have drawn us together into this time
Bless the path we walk together this weekend
Gather us into your purpose,
cherishing every moment spent
every shared word

Let us together be, for you, Great Spirit,
a welcome home.

Saturday's opening prayer

Holy One, Source of Life,
Welcome us home
Home to ourselves
  To the gift of this body that is ours
    This air to breathe
      This day to breathe in

Heart of our Hearts, our spirits soar in gratitude
Thank-you for this gathering of kindred hearts
  For those who will nurture us today
    For the crush of thought
      The too-close seats
The disorientation and re-orientation that press in
before the new can be birthed

Give us this day
As we give this day to you

Turn our hand
Fire our hearts
Ask us, Ask us, Move us, Show us

Spur us on into this day -
A radiant star in the constellation of this perfect, creative moment.

So be it.

Sunday's opening prayer

Come dance with us, O Laughing Light
Bind our broken places in your scarves of brilliant hue
  Whirl us into Joy
    Sing us into Sound
      Speak us into Words, endless yet one

O Cosmic Fire, even as this Sacred Circle begins to slowly close,
We ask you to open our hearts.

Open our hearts one more time
  To receive your gifts
    To drink in your grace
      To spill over in your ever-flowing love

Holy One, this has been a Welcome Home.
Open the door once more
And we shall enter in
With joy.

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