Contemplative worship.
Worship comes from the old English O.E."condition of being worthy, honor, renown,” and sciepe, and -scip "state, condition of being," "to create, ordain, appoint." Worship is to lift up what is worthy.
Contemplation: The Latin word contemplatio was used to translate the Greek word θεωρία (theoria). In a religious sense, contemplation is usually a type of prayer or meditation.
Practicing Presence is the gentle focus on the embodied now. Sensing the arms and legs, sensing the belly and breath deepens the grounded embodiment. Sensing in the heart allows us to become closer, more intimate with this moment of nowness. Sensing in the mind allows an opening into deep stillness and clarity. The practice of presence is simply opening to being awake and aware now.
Silence is not the absence of thoughts. Silence is the nature of presence.
Distraction and resistance are to be expected. Simply gently return to sensing in the body.
Worship comes from the old English O.E."condition of being worthy, honor, renown,” and sciepe, and -scip "state, condition of being," "to create, ordain, appoint." Worship is to lift up what is worthy.
Contemplation: The Latin word contemplatio was used to translate the Greek word θεωρία (theoria). In a religious sense, contemplation is usually a type of prayer or meditation.
Practicing Presence is the gentle focus on the embodied now. Sensing the arms and legs, sensing the belly and breath deepens the grounded embodiment. Sensing in the heart allows us to become closer, more intimate with this moment of nowness. Sensing in the mind allows an opening into deep stillness and clarity. The practice of presence is simply opening to being awake and aware now.
Silence is not the absence of thoughts. Silence is the nature of presence.
Distraction and resistance are to be expected. Simply gently return to sensing in the body.
Contemplative Worship Service
Opening with 3 bells
Acclamation
Listen deep within yourself
To hear the voice of God
Who shepherds us and leads us forth in life.
Let not our hearts be hardened or grow closed,
As many did when the waters failed
And bitterness became their food.
Chant.
Bless the Lord, my soul
And bless God's holy name.
Bless The Lord my soul,
Who leads me into life.
Prayer
Oh God of peace, Oh presence of peace, you have taught us that in returning and rest we shall be met, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength; by the might of your Spirit lift us, we pray, to your presence, where we may be still and know that you are God.
Grounding meditation
Chant.
Bless the Lord, my soul
And bless God's holy name.
Bless The Lord my soul,
Who leads me I to life.
A short reading
The soul becomes so quiet in ecstasy, so quiet. Love speaks in silence, not in the heights of passion.
Central remembrance
Central chant
Be still and know that I am God (x6 Bell)
Be still and know that I am (x6 Bell)
Be still and know (x6 Bell)
Be still (x6 Bell)
Be (x6 Bell)
Silence
(5-10mins)
Longer reading
Make everything in you an atom of your sensing being. And you will hear, you will sense at every moment what presence is whispering to you, just to you and for you, without any need for my words or anyone else's. You are--we all are-- the beloved of the beloved one, and in every moment, whether you hear it or not, the beloved one is whispering to you exactly what it is you need to feel and know. Who can explain such a mystery? It simply is. Listen and sense and you will discover in every passing moment. Listen and feel and your whole life will become a conversation in thought and act between you and the divine presence, directly, wordlessly, now and always. It was to enjoy this conversation that you and I were created.
Quiet reflections in threes Read three times. Explore what draws you.
Brief sharing in the large circle
Central chant
Be still and know that I am God (x6 Bell)
Be still and know that I am (x6 Bell)
Be still and know (x6 Bell)
Be still (x6 Bell)
Be (x6 Bell)
The Silence
10-15 mins
Returning to the world
Listen deep within yourself
To hear the voice of God
Who shepherds us and leads us forth in life.
Let not our hearts be hardened or grow closed,
As many did when the waters failed
And bitterness became their food.
Closing chant
My peace I give you,
My peace I give you,
Trouble not your heart.
My peace I give you
My peace I give you,
Be not afraid.
Closing bell 3 times.
Opening with 3 bells
Acclamation
Listen deep within yourself
To hear the voice of God
Who shepherds us and leads us forth in life.
Let not our hearts be hardened or grow closed,
As many did when the waters failed
And bitterness became their food.
Chant.
Bless the Lord, my soul
And bless God's holy name.
Bless The Lord my soul,
Who leads me into life.
Prayer
Oh God of peace, Oh presence of peace, you have taught us that in returning and rest we shall be met, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength; by the might of your Spirit lift us, we pray, to your presence, where we may be still and know that you are God.
Grounding meditation
Chant.
Bless the Lord, my soul
And bless God's holy name.
Bless The Lord my soul,
Who leads me I to life.
A short reading
The soul becomes so quiet in ecstasy, so quiet. Love speaks in silence, not in the heights of passion.
Central remembrance
Central chant
Be still and know that I am God (x6 Bell)
Be still and know that I am (x6 Bell)
Be still and know (x6 Bell)
Be still (x6 Bell)
Be (x6 Bell)
Silence
(5-10mins)
Longer reading
Make everything in you an atom of your sensing being. And you will hear, you will sense at every moment what presence is whispering to you, just to you and for you, without any need for my words or anyone else's. You are--we all are-- the beloved of the beloved one, and in every moment, whether you hear it or not, the beloved one is whispering to you exactly what it is you need to feel and know. Who can explain such a mystery? It simply is. Listen and sense and you will discover in every passing moment. Listen and feel and your whole life will become a conversation in thought and act between you and the divine presence, directly, wordlessly, now and always. It was to enjoy this conversation that you and I were created.
Quiet reflections in threes Read three times. Explore what draws you.
Brief sharing in the large circle
Central chant
Be still and know that I am God (x6 Bell)
Be still and know that I am (x6 Bell)
Be still and know (x6 Bell)
Be still (x6 Bell)
Be (x6 Bell)
The Silence
10-15 mins
Returning to the world
Listen deep within yourself
To hear the voice of God
Who shepherds us and leads us forth in life.
Let not our hearts be hardened or grow closed,
As many did when the waters failed
And bitterness became their food.
Closing chant
My peace I give you,
My peace I give you,
Trouble not your heart.
My peace I give you
My peace I give you,
Be not afraid.
Closing bell 3 times.
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