SUNDAY, MARCH 22
Psalm 139:13-14 You created every part of me, knitting me in my mother's womb. For such handiwork, I praise you. Awesome this great wonder.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry at First Presbyterian is entering its fourth year of knitting and crocheting shawls that are given to those in need of comfort and those experiencing joy. The shawls have provided comfort and support to those who are ill, recovering, mourning, under stress or celebrating. Shawl makers begin with prayer for the recipient and the shawls are given with this blessing:
Prayer of Blessing
by Janet Bristow
May God's grace be upon this shawl...
warming, comforting, enfolding and embracing.
May this mantle be a safe haven...
a sacred place of security and well-being...
sustaining and embracing in good times as well as difficult ones.
May the one who receives this shawl be cradled in hope,
kept in joy, graced with peace, and wrapped in love.
Blessed Be!
[copyright 2009 – used with permission from www.shawlministry.com]
Prayer: Dear Lord, we thank you for the generous gifts we have received and ask for your continued blessings on our homes and families. May the Holy Spirit guide us as we share of our time, talents, prayers and love in this Prayer Shawl Ministry. We also ask your blessings on the recipients of the shawls that they may feel comforted by your steadfast love and if possible that their health be restored. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
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