Nazareth House Apostolate Blog: June 2018

St. Simeon Skete, Taylorsville Kentucky USA

With St. Simeon, the God receiver, as our patron, the skete seeks to practice the ideals found in our Rule, The Thousand Day Nazareth. In simplicity and poverty, the skete embraces the struggle of inner life through the practice of the Prayer Rope.

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Sunday, June 24, 2018

Healing Light

May the glories of Sunday forward throughout your week and seep into our day to day struggles as we begin a new week, Lord renew us in your love.

"Teach a searching heart that God's love is unchanging. That human love begins and grows by touching His Love"

Retablo Housed at Anna House, St. Simeon Skete

Lord, we avow the promise, that you would renew us in your love. Sing to us the love-song that Mary heard: "Rejoice.... the Lord is with you" Luke 1:28

Lord, renew us in your love

Father, you call us to "shout for joy" but our hearts are burdened, our spirits are weary and our hands are heavy.

Lord, renew us in your love

Father, the root of bitterness grows deep within, we find it hard, at times, to give or to receive love.

Lord, renew us in your love

Father, we have been hurt by others; in our jobs, schools, churches, families and places of recreation, by those we had loved and trusted.

Lord, renew us in your love

Father, we still carry the hurts of childhood. We had been made to feel inadequate, unable to cope, unwanted.

Lord, renew us in your love

Deep within us, there is a child which needs to grow up; a half-person that needs to come into the light of the New Creation.

Lord, renew us in your love

Lord, Jesus, we have wasted our years, the locusts have devoured our harvests. Stretch forth your hand and renew us and restore what the locusts have eaten.

Lord, renew us in your love

Reach out and touch our past, Lord, so that we may live in the present and not be afraid of the future.

Lord, renew us in your love

Lord, we rejoice that you RENEW our lives in your love, and that you SING over us at the festivals. Sing to us as you sang to Mary at the dawn of the New Creation.

Lord, renew us in your love

(Pgs 16/17 adapted...Healing Light of the Rosary, Fr. Gabriel Harty,OP)