This is a five minute loving kindness meditation.
So when you just have a little bit of time,
But you're wanting to ground in God's love for you,
And offer that love out into the world.
Five minutes.
So I invite you to get comfortable in a chair or lying down.
I invite you to feel the support of whatever structure is holding you.
And to close your eyes or cast them down.
Bringing your attention into your breath.
Just for a few breaths,
Noticing the slight rise and fall of your chest or of your belly as you breathe naturally in and out.
Now I invite you to bring to mind an image of yourself at any age or stage of your life,
Hopefully an image that you like of yourself.
An image of yourself holding it in your mind's eye gently,
As clearly as you can.
We're going to offer a round of loving kindness meditation to this image of yourself.
You may want to place a hand on your chest or on your belly or one on each.
Or you may want to keep your hands loosely in your lap or by your side.
Just feel whatever's right for you in this particular practice time.
You can think of these loving kindness offerings as a blessing or a prayer even.
So let us pray.
May I be safe and protected.
May I know God's peace that surpasses all understanding.
May I know God's joy.
May I feel it in my bones.
May I be healthy and strong.
May I experience God's angels tending to me in mind,
Body,
Soul and spirit.
May I have ease and love the life God has given me.
May I have ease and love the life God has given me.
Deep breath in and release.
Allowing that image to dissipate as you breathe.
Nice cleansing breath in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Now let's hold in awareness all those in our community,
In our city or town.
May we offer all of them,
Which includes ourself,
Loving kindness.
May we all receive these prayers.
May we be safe and protected.
May we know God's peace that surpasses all understanding.
May we know God's joy.
May we feel it in our bones.
May we be healthy and strong.
May we have ease and love the life God has given us.
May we experience God's angels tending to us in mind,
Body,
Soul and spirit.
May we have ease and love the life God has given us.
On the breath of the Spirit and on the wings of God's holy angels,
May the love of God that dwells within us,
May it be carried out into the world and may it bless all those hearts that receive it.
In Christ's name,
Amen.
