Guided Prayer: Justice, Mercy, and Humility

Welcome, beloved.

You are seen, you are loved, you are known.

Take a moment to center here, inviting all of the pieces of yourself, not as you think you should be, but simply as you are.

God has named you beloved before you ever did a thing to earn it.

And as we center into this time of prayer and stillness, let's remember together the invitation of the prophet Micah, chapter six, verse eight.

What does the Lord require of you?

But to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

This is not a commandment to burden us, but it is a path, a way of being, a rhythm for our humanity, and a doorway into divine life.

Let's take a deep breath together.

Inhale, receive the gift of this moment, and exhale, release everything that is not needed right now.

Again, slowly.

Inhale peace.

Exhale striving.

Feel your feet grounded on the earth.

The same earth that is held prophets, saints, and Jesus Himself.

You too are being held.

You belong here.

As your breath slows, notice you are both human and divine, made from star dust, yet carrying the breath of God.

Micah six, eight gives us a simple and sacred pattern.

Do justice.

Love mercy.

Walk humbly.

Setting all things right.

Kindness, mercy is not a weakness.

It is strength expressed in gentleness.

Humility is not smallness.

It is the grace of knowing that you walk with God in every breath.

This is how we live as divine beings in human form.

By letting love become our rhythm.

By seeing God in one another.

And by remembering that we are not separate, never alone.

Let your heart rest in this truth.

There is no doing of justice or mercy apart from God's presence within you.

All of it flows from divine union.

Let the words of the prophet Micah become a prayer within you.

Do justice, love mercy.

Walk humbly with your God.

Slowly bring your awareness back to the room.

Feel your feet on the earth once more.

Notice your breath.

Steady, calm, alive.

You have met God in the stillness.

As you go from this place, may you walk humbly in your belovedness.

May mercy shape all of your words.

And may justice flow through your hands.

Go in peace, beloved, rooted in the oneness of God's love.