Take a moment to arrive here,
Gently notice your breath.
In this moment,
There is nothing to fix,
Nothing to solve.
We are simply creating space for presence,
For prayer,
And for compassion.
If you feel comfortable with it,
You might close your eyes,
You might place a hand over your heart,
Or rest your hands open on your lap in a posture of receiving.
Adonai Rapha,
O God who heals.
Behold before you now the friends and families of those who are lost.
We name before you the ache that words cannot carry,
The shock that lingers in the body,
The grief that comes in waves.
God who heals,
Bring gentle healing to broken hearts.
Heal what has been torn apart by sudden loss.
Heal the places where there are no words,
Only tears.
May your healing presence surround those who are mourning.
May they feel held,
Even in the moments they feel most alone.
Adonai Shalom,
God of peace and wholeness.
We hold before you now the people of Tumbler Ridge,
A community shaken by grief.
Adonai Shalom,
God of peace,
God of wholeness.
Let your peace settle over this town like a gentle snowfall,
Not a forgetting yet a quieting of fear.
Adonai,
Bring wholeness to what feels fractured,
Where there is tension in the mind,
In the body.
Breathe peace,
Breathe peace.
Where there is fear in the heart,
Breathe peace.
Where there is exhaustion in the spirit,
Breathe peace.
Where there is exhaustion in the spirit,
Breathe peace.
Adonai Rachum,
God of mercy and compassion.
We entrust the lives that were lost into the mercy of the God who is compassionate.
Adonai Rachum.
May those who have passed be held in perfect mercy.
May they be at rest in the embrace of the God whose compassion is deeper than our pain and wider than our understanding.
For those left behind,
May it be a quiet comfort to know that their loved ones are held in mercy,
In peace,
In love beyond fear and pain.
God of healing,
God of peace and wholeness,
God of mercy,
We place into your care the brokenhearted,
The grieving,
The weary,
And the afraid.
May love be near,
May gentleness be near,
May hope,
Even if only a small flicker,
Be near.
And for each person listening,
May you be kind to your own heart today.
May you be kind to your own heart today.
When you're ready,
Gently return to your breath,
And when it feels right,
You may open your eyes.
Thank you for sharing this tender,
Sacred moment with me today,
My friends.
I hope to guide you in meditation again soon.
And until then,
May grace and peace,
Light and love,
Be with you.
