Journey Into Prayer

I have been currently working on a Prayer Retreat and Workshop.  Spent a whole day going through my files.
Sharing some of the stuff I found.:

God you call us to serve you with all the strength we have: you are faithful to those you call; may Jesus' resurrection raise us up if we stumble, the Christlike beckon us if we lose our way, and we shall have strength once more to walk with you to the cross.         New Zealand Prayer Book

And this from Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood an old and dear book in my library.  Edited by Mary Strong.  I don't know if you can still get it or not but, I recommend it highly.  

Excerpts

"How radiant is the feeling of oneness with the indwelling Spirit."

"It is compared to the relationship with our human beloved.  Those first emotions of love and passion we felt when we new we had found the ONE."

"To receive the sense of the love of the Spirit, to receive the divine wisdom and knowledge, you must truly ponder and meditate and hold the high image steady and true, as you held that human image of your beloved."

 "If you truly love in this manner it will emotionally tone your whole day."

And I love this, " You will learn gradually that this peace, calm knowledge and inspiration are part of the rebirth that has been the prophecy fulfilled through the ages for those who walk this path, the prophecy fulfilled through love.  Is not this knowledge worth all you can give? " 

" The more tender, the more open, the gentler you can be in your quiet time of acceptance , of stillness, the greater will be the power pressed through your silences"  

" Tune the delicate instrument of your mind to its high purpose."

"Why does it not work, I hear you say.  It does work in precisely the same measure of the loving you have put into it."

" Listen to the Spirit within you speak."

My favorite prayer,  Holy Spirit, speak your truth to my heart!!!