Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Opening Prayer
When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: Wait for hope to appear -Lamentations 3:28-29 The Message (silent reflection) Prayer of the Bible Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence. I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! -Pslam 27: 11-14 (Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God) Confession of Sin For You, the Lord God, have said, I even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” -Isaiah 43:25 (Time of silence for confession of sin) The Words of Jesus As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours -Mark 11:20-24 (Think deeply on the life and words of Jesus) Prayers for Ourselves and Others Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, -Ephesians 6:18 (Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others) Closing Prayer My God, I believe most firmly that You watch over all who hope in You, and that we can want for nothing when we rely upon You in all things. Therefore I am resolved for the future to cast all my cares upon You. Let others seek happiness in their wealth and in their talents. Let them trust in the purity of their lives, the severity of their mortifications, in the number of their good works, the enthusiasm of their prayers, as for me, my Rock and my Refuge, my confidence in you fills me with hope. For You, my Divine Protector, alone have settled me in hope. This confidence can never be in vain. No one, who has hoped in God, has ever been confounded.” -Claude La Colombiere (1641-1682) 
Sedona, Arizona
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