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Prayer/s of the Month

Anne Southwood of Mayflower VOTF, MA composed the following prayer for the Representative Council meeting in November.

Thanksgiving

We are called to be ad sum people of faith
turning up the truth with hope in the future.
Amazing God, we thank you for this hope.

We have a collective will to aggiornamento-
seeking a church community
responsive to members in the example of Jesus.
We thank you for this will.

You have given us the eye to see your face
in the eyes of our hurting brothers
and reflected in our communal response;
We thank you for this insight.

As each of us invests in renewal
we count on trust in the Spirit
to understand the integrity of the whole.
We thank you for the ability to trust.

You've not left us alone in this blind faith journey.
We thank you for understanding family
and for companions who can return to our center -
who can say what we see and live what we know.

Amen in thanksgiving.


From Ann Bruno comes this Closing Prayer written by Kate Ackerman and delivered at a VOTF South Coast Affiliate meeting, Marion, MA – St. Rita’s

It is time to end our encounter with you through our encounter with each other. We pause to reflect on the words of philosopher, Walter Brueggemann:

“What God does first and best and most is to trust his people with their moment in history. He trusts them to do what must be done for the sake of the whole community.”

We thank you for your trust—even though it often weighs heavily on our hearts. We ask you for the grace to enable us to trust ourselves, much as you trust us. Please grant us the courage to mobilize that trust into actions that will strengthen both our faith and our church. AMEN

 

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In the Vineyard
December '03
Volume 2, Issue 13

Page One

VOTF Election Update

Survivor Support News

Protecting Our Children Working Group

Priests' Support Working Group

Lay Education Working Group

Parish Voice News

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On the Road with VOTF

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