Gozo, Malta
Opening Prayer
O Sun behind all suns O Soul behind all souls grant me the grace of the dawn’s glory grant me the strength of the sun’s rays that I may be well in my own soul and part of the world’s healing this day. -Celtic Benediction (silent reflection) Prayer of the Bible Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O Lord—how long? Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise? -Psalm 6:2-5 (Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God) Confession of Sin O Lord be gracious to me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against You. -Psalm 41:4 (Time of silence for confession of sin) The Words of Jesus And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them. Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ. -Luke 4:38-41 (Think deeply on the life and words of Jesus) Prayers for Ourselves and Others O Christ, friend of the wounded and the broken, quicken in me empathy and compassion for the needs of the world. Release in me a greater yearning for your healing that is rooted in love and hope. -Apprenticeship to Jesus Community (Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others) Closing Prayer “O my Lord Jesus, trusting in your goodness and mercy, I come to you as a sick man comes to him who will heal him, and as a hungry and thirsty man to the Fountain of life, as a needy man to the King of heaven, as a servant to his Lord, as a creature to his Creator, and as a desolate person to his kind and blessed Comforter.” -Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) 
Lima, Peru
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