Place a bowl of fresh water on a table. Light a candle beside it. Pass the bowl of water around the circle. Each person stirs the waters and identifies a wave or cross current they feel stirring the waters in the Church or world today. Pray together.
LEADER 1: We live in the embrace of God.
ALL: We live in love unfolding.
LEADER 2: We live in history, the certainty of the past.
ALL: We live in the promise of Jesus, who goes ahead of us.
LEADER 3: We live the new life of baptism.
ALL: We come to listen to God’s word and the silence within us.