FAMILY EVENING DEVOTIONS

Introduction for tonight: In recognition of the Sabbath, Saturday evenings are a night for rest. Therefore, the devotion for tonight will be a repeat from earlier in the week. We have chosen the practice or the text that we feel is the most significant or life-giving. Repetition helps solidify things in our brains!  We also hope Saturdays and Sundays will be easier for parents/facilitators, since it’s already been followed, once. If another practice was more rich for your family, please feel free to go back and repeat whatever devotion suits you best. Alternatively, this can be an evening during which you share a devotion from a night that you might have missed earlier in the week. This week, we’ve chosen the devotion from Tuesday CREATE A SACRED TIME AND SPACE Leave all screens turned off and outside of the gathering space/room. Set a single candle in the center of your space or on a child’s nightstand or headboard. As you light the candle, you might sing or say, Ve

CREATE A SACRED TIME AND SPACE Leave all screens turned off and outside of the gathering space/room. Set a single candle in the center of your space or on a child’s nightstand or headboard. As you light the candle, you might sing or say, Veni Sancte Spiritus (Holy Spirit, Come to Us) 1 Latin : Veni Sancte Spiritus. Veni Sancte Spiritus. English : Holy Spirit, come to us. Holy Spirit, come to us. Add the verses as you feel called to do so: Come, Holy Spirit, from heaven shine forth with your glorious light. Veni Sancte Spiritus. Come from the four winds, O Spirit, come, Breath of God; disperse the shadows over us, renew and strengthen your people. Veni Sancte Spiritus. TAKE A MOMENT This is a time to become fully present with one another and with God. Invite everyone to take a deep breath in and exhale fully. Repeat this deep breathing for about 20 seconds, everyone at their own pace. LET GO & RECEIVE Excitement over past or futu