ENTER
Read John 3:16-17
God loves the world, not just a few special parts or people.
God loves with open arms and bountiful hands. We slip into the trap of thinking
God’s love is limited, because ours is.
For this moment, can you allow yourself to be open to God’s
bountiful and total love?
WALK
On your walk today, be aware. Look at the details of leaves
and flowers and trees. Feel the warmth of sun, or movement of the breeze, or peppering
of dust in the wind. Listen to the sounds—birds, dogs, cars, children… Touch
things as you pass them. The rough wood of a tree, the softness of a flower
petal, the solidity of a fence.
Can you sense God lovingly caressing your senses?
DEEPEN
You can use the PAINT process to further enter prayer
through the image.
Pause: Prepare to Pray through scripture and/or
silence
Ask: Sit with the image for a few minutes What is
the image saying to me? What part are you focusing on?
Imagine: Imagine yourself in the image. Let your
senses get involved. Would you hear or smell or see or feel something if you
were inside the image?
Notice: What word, emotion, other image comes to
mind? What might God be saying in the image?
Time: Take time to Reflect and Rest in God’s
presence. You may want to journal or draw your response to the image and your
quiet time. Respond in prayer to God for the message of the image.
PRAY
Pray for the five people on your heart, and/or for these
five Diocese of the Rio Grande parishes:
Church in Lincoln County, Ruidoso
Grace, Carlsbad
St. Andrew’s, Roswell
St. James’, Clovis
St. Paul’s, Artesia
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