Here is a simple and short way to open a prayer session. Please see the full prayer/reading cycle as it could be offered in the Christian tradition at: http://www.thecaregiverwebsite.com/a-christian-readers-vigil/
Dedication May the Results Of This effort Be for The benefit of The present and future needs Of All Beings Everywhere Prayer of Unity I am one in this body I am one within this mind I am one in these feelings I am one within this self I am one in this being I am one within the laws I am one in the Chamber I am one to do this task Reader’s Invocation To be read before the prayer or reading I invoke the presence of My highest possible State of being With full attention Into this moment As I begin This Reading task. It is my intention To serve In this small way To assist the spirit…the soul… the Being Who we knew as ________________ I acknowledge the impermanence Of human life And the suffering That uncertainty About what follows death Brings to surviving family and friends I acknowledge death As the destination of all Human bodies Including my own And the one In which the being We knew as _________________ Found a temporary home I acknowledge Hope as a gesture offered to offset Loss and Grief My hope is that the Being We knew as ________________ moved beyond the body And entered a larger world of spirit and was welcomed home May my reading Find __________________ No matter where they are And May it guide them as needed May this invocation Fortify my sincerity Diminish my doubt and fear May I find the strength to focus In spite of uncertainty About my role as a reader And about what happens to the being Beyond the death of the body I acknowledge Gratitude for This opportunity To serve In this manner In this time of sorrowful necessity May God And spiritual beings everywhere Support my reading effort By allowing me to work In the light of Grace
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