Opening Song: May the Longtime Sun by Sara Thomsen
https://youtu.be/Zgf6CzjAx40
Anointing
MT: Let us gather around Tom as we invoke the grace and blessing of the Holy One on him.
ALL: Glory be to you Source of all being, Eternal word and Holy Spirit Sofia, as it was in the beginning is now and will be forever. Amen
MT: Loving Source of Life, from our mother’s womb you pronounced our names and you have soothed us saying, “Do not worry about tomorrow”.
DM: We thank you that you pour out your Spirit upon us within each day.
We thank you that your loving blessings are sufficient for us within each moment that we live.
ALL: We pray for our beloved brother Tom that he will know your peace in his heart. We ask for a peace that surpasses all understanding and guards his heart and mind. A peace offered by Jesus every minute of every day.
DM: May Tom rest into your promises and lean back into your love for him with total confidence in your loving providence. Remove from his heart all painful anxiety.
ALL: We believe with a most lively and unlimited confidence that we are safe in the arms of your Divine Providence when we are most vulnerable.
MT: Tom, the same spirit that moved in Jesus dwells in you and fills you with love and peace beyond all imagination. All of your loved ones and the communion of saints join us in prayer. In their name and in the name of the Holy One we now anoint you for your healing journey.
Anoint with oil (invite family if they wish to do so)
Tom, bless your mind, and bring it rest.
Bless your eyes, and give them rest.
Bless your ears, and give them rest
Bless your arms and hands, and give them rest
Bless your heart, and give it rest.
DM: The Upper Room Inclusive Catholic Community presents you with this prayer shawl and we pray:
The Upper Room Inclusive Catholic Community presents you with this prayer shawl and we pray:
O loving one, renew Tom this day in your love.
Grant him life as a gift of your faithfulness.
Grant him light to journey by,
Grant him hope to sustain himself.
May this mantle be for Tom a sign of your healing presence.
May it warm him when he is weary.
May it surround him with ease of his suffering.
Tom, receive this shawl.
Curl it around you,
Close it over you,
And enter into
The warm peaceful quiet stillness of God's love.
Amen
MT: We believe we exist in the Divine, beyond the many names we use: Breath of Life, Creator, Source, and Sustainer of everything that exists. Everywhere we look, this energizing presence comes to visible expression. We believe that each of us gives this presence and source a unique way of doing so, as has TOM in his life.
DM: Everywhere we look, we can observe the perpetual rhythm of new life, followed by death, followed by new life. So we do not believe that death is the final end of anything. Rather, it is a transformation in the continuation of the ebb and flow of existence in ways we do not understand.
MT: We give thanks for the many ways, Tom, that your life has touched ours. We give thanks for the generosity of your loving ways. We give thanks for your faithfulness and delight in life. We give thanks for the ways you nurtured, encouraged, and supported us. We give thanks for your courage. We give thanks for the life you share with us. Amen.
ALL: TOM, you are embraced by the Holy One and by all who are praying for you. May you feel the power of divine love healing, comforting and strengthening you. In the name of the Source of All Being, Eternal Word and Holy Spirit Wisdom. Amen.
Closing Song: Berakah - the Blessing by Jan Novotka
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