Place an open bible and lighted candle at the center of your group. Place small bowls of orange slices, apple slices, or raisins on the table where group members can reach and eat. Or, if you are vacationing, sit around the campfire in the evening and reflect together.
LEADER: Wise Creator, we bring our weariness to the wellspring of your Word.
ALL: Your kin*dom come.
LEADER: We bring our burdens—disappointments in those for whom we had most hope, hurts from those we most love—and rest them here.
ALL: Your kin*dom come.
LEADER: Holy Wisdom, gracious and creative God, we bless our partnership with you in our world.
ALL: Your kin*dom come.