Prayers & Blessings

Stitchers of Love

Prayers & Blessings

A Blessing by The Rev. Peter Ingeman

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

All that God has created and sustains, all the events He guides, and all human works that are good and have good purpose, prompt those who believe to praise and bless the Lord with hearts, hands, and voices.

He is the origin of every blessing. We proclaim our belief that all things work together for the good of those who fear and love God. We are sure that in all things we must seek the help of God, so that in complete reliance on His will we may in Christ do everything to His glory.

Lord, let your blessing be upon this [stole] and upon the one who will wear it. Give [her] new life and strength and spirit so that the power of your love will enable [her] to accomplish what is right and good.

May God, who is blessed above all, bless you in all things through Christ so that all things will work together for good.

And may almighty God bless you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Amen.

The Gift Tag

This gift, which was prayerfully

made for you, has been blessed at

the altar of Christ Church. May

it keep you in comfort and in

peace. May it sustain and

embrace you, and may it be a

sign that we are all wrapped in

God’s love.

In His Holy Name,

The Stitchers of Love,

Christ Church, Valdosta

Prayers from the Prayer Shawl Ministry (created by Janet Bristow and Victoria Galo)

Gathering Prayer and Blessing

(for group work)

As we gather in community to share our prayer, our stories, the work of our hearts and hands, we pray for God's blessing on our endeavors:
A blessing to my mind - to be free to enter this time of contemplative activity...
A blessing to my hands - to be the source of creating something of beauty and love...
A blessing to my soul - to be open to the promptings of loving and caring...
A blessing to my yarn - to be shaped into patterns of loving and caring...
A blessing to my needles - to be the holders of stitches as they become a whole garment...
A blessing to my knitting - to be a work of heart and hands, body and spirit...
A blessing on the one who will receive the fruit of my prayer and my knitting...
May this shawl be welcomed in the spirit in which it was knitted...
May we become one with the One who knitted each of us in our mother's womb...
I join my blessing, my prayer and my knitting with women all over the earth in this common effort to bring healing and wholeness, comfort and celebration.

Nine Blessings

I call nine blessings from above

In the name of God: the creator, the giver of life, the holder of time
In the name of Jesus: the savior, the healer, the lifter of pain.
In the name of the Spirit: the comforter, the consoler, the sustainer of life.

I knit a mantle of caring
I knit a mantle of protection
I knit a mantle of wholeness

I knit a mantle of strength
I knit a mantle of healing
I knit a mantle of patience

I knit a mantle to enfold you
I knit a mantle to encircle you
I knit a mantle to empower you.

Prayer For Healing

In the beginning, creating Godde, you formed my being. You knit me together in my mother's womb.
To my flesh and blood you gave the breath of life.

O loving One, renew me this day in your love, grant me life as gift of Your faithfulness;
grant me light to journey by; grant me hope to sustain me.

May this mantle be for me a sign of Your healing presence. May it warm me when I am weary;
may it surround me with ease of my suffering; may it encircle me with caring when I am in pain.

O Christ who healed the broken in body and spirit, be with me and all who suffer this day.
Be with the doctors, nurses, technicians, chaplains and all who care for the sick.
Be with families and friends of those abiding with and comforting the sick.

May Your gentle, yet strong touch reach out to heal all the broken
and hurting people and places in our world.