• Sample Opening Prayers For Seminars

Sample Opening Prayers For Seminars

PRAYERS FOR EVERY OCCASION UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY EIGHTH WESTERN RIVERS REGION. 2 PRINTED by Second District Western Rivers1985. Opening Prayer 1 Come, Holy Spirit, upon all of us gathered at this meeting. Sample opening prayer. Sample closing prayer. We pray for guidance in the matters at hand and ask that you would clearly show us how to conduct our work.

A prayer or blessing can be religious or non-religious. Some couples invite a family member or friend to say a prayer or blessing. Prayers and Blessings 1 Let us pray. God, we ask for your blessings upon this man and woman, as we celebrate this momentous occasion in their lives.

Grant them happiness and contentment as they establish their new home, create a new family and explore the depths of their love for one another and for you. Bless their families and friends and the relationships, which have supported, strengthened and sustained them throughout their lives. Bless their home as a place of love and of peace. And if times grow hard and tempers grow short, help them to look into their hearts and remember the love that brought them here today Amen. Prayers and Blessings 2 God, as you join us today, we ask for your blessings upon this couple as they unite in marriage. Let all their days together be happy and all their words to each other be sweet. Though their paths are intertwined, let them be aware of each other’s separateness.

Bless their home and allow it to be a place of joy and serenity. Remind them to nurture each other’s body with mutual love, honor and respect. Let their spirits dwell within. As they learn from one another, may they grow stronger as individuals and closer as a couple. And as their wedded life begins today with prayer, so may they continue it, praying for and with each other. Prayers and Blessings 3 In acknowledgment of this holy purpose, and of the power of this occasion, let us pray.

Dear God, One who gives us the longing for love and the capability of loving, we give thanks to You for BRIDE and GROOM, for their open hearts and willing spirits, and for the love that they embody here in our presence. Be with them on this joyous occasion as two become one, and be with us, their witnesses, as we rejoice in what is said and witnessed here. Prayers and Blessings 4 To open the ceremony we will begin with an invocation in the form of an ancient prayer or mantra. The meaning of “mantra” is “ that which protects.” This mantra asks for protection, good fortune, strength, wisdom, and peace. Mantras begin with “OM”, which is not a word or a name; it is the vibration of love heard from within the heart when the mind is at peace, the vibration of love from which creation emerged. BRIDE and GROOM, take hold of your hands and look into each other’s eyes, and repeat after me: Om May we be protected together May we enjoy the fruits of our actions together.

May we achieve strength together. May our knowledge be full of light May there never be discord between us Om shantih, shantih, shantihi Om. Peace, peace, peace. Prayers and Blessings 5 Let us Pray: Dear God, thank you for this joyous day. Thank you for Your Light that has entered Bride and Groom’s life. Thank you for all the miracles and blessings. Please bless this union.

Help Bride and Groom find the perfect place in this world for their love to flourish. Let the radiant light of their love shine on all those around them. May all their future creations be blessed.

God, bless them with the inner gifts of trust, compassion, forgiveness and truth that they may live and grow together in love and peace. Prayers and Blessings 6 Father of mankind, whose nature is love, look with favor upon this woman and this man who desire to make their vows before you.

We are grateful for the providence that has led to this union. Grant this to be more than an outward union, but also the blending of hearts and spirits and purposes.

Bless each with the inward qualities of integrity, trust, cooperation and forgiveness, that they may live together in love and peace. Prayers and Blessings 7 Adapted from Illuminata by Marianne Williamson Dear God, Please make of this relationship a great and holy adventure. May their joining be a sacred space.