Traveling Mercies

A guided prayer for your journey towards retreat. Once you exited the interstate and begin the drive to Sacred Pines, you will pass small communities, farms, and schools. Use this reflection to slow down and prepare yourself for retreat.

As you leave the fast pace of your life and the highway behind, let yourself slow down.

Slow your speed and enjoy the rural road.

Slow your breathing and with each deep breath, let go of the stresses at work, at home, in relationships.

Take in the trees, the sky, the farm land, the small towns.

Pray for our world, Mother Earth, the rain and sun that continue to sustain our planet home.

Pray for farmers and their families who are working the land, sowing seeds and harvesting the food we will eat.

Pray for children and teens growing up in small towns and big cities, that they may hear and know they are God's beloved.

Pray for the sick, the homeless, the poor, the dying. May God's healing peace be upon them.

Pray for those closest to you, your community, your neighbors, friends and family. They will be okay while you retreat and take care of yourself.

Pray for yourself, for your time away. May God's spirit open your heart to receive rest, renewal, restoration, healing and fulfillment as you take time to retreat and care for you.

Traveling Mercies as You Journey Here, Amen.