Vespers
Wind Down with Notes of:
Sandalwood | Vetiver | Lavender | Tobacco | Frankincense | Myrrh
In many church traditions throughout the years people have participated in prayer of the hours. This was a way to bring God into all parts of their day. Every day, they stopped throughout the day for marked times of prayer.
Vespers is the evening prayer hour, often around dusk. If you’re much like me, the day seems to wind down without much intention or recollection. Vespers is a way to look back on your day and replay the moments. The Prayer of Examen is a helpful practice you can share with God to recall your day and discover the ways in which you saw and experienced Him. This can be done individually or around a table with family or friends.
Somedays, you may just need to wind down with a moment of quiet and calm. This candle provides a soft support to the evening hours, welcoming a time of slowing and soothing. Notes of vetiver and lavender provide a sense of calm, amidst a soft backdrop of sandalwood and tobacco, with a sacred settling of frankincense and myrrh. It’s a great candle to invite your body to begin to relax, your mind to remember and release, and your heart to settle in.
A Liturgy for the Lighting of this Candle
As I approach these evening hours
may they not slip away through my hands,
unnoticed, untouched, untended by your care.
May this candle be a symbol of the soft rest,
on which you offer this body a place to land.
May it be the slow melody and calming beauty
of an evening fire, slowing my mind, soothing my heart,
and reminding me what it’s like to get lost in the moment.
May it be the strong support of the presence of another,
that at times speaks most loudly through the language of silence.
What has been acquired throughout this day,
I now set down at your feet. It is released.
Where much has been lost, I now let love ache.
O come, Emmanuel and comfort my tender heart.
Where much has been built,
may we stop together, to look, to notice, and to call it good.
When it doesn’t quite feel that way,
help me be ok with good enough for now.
Where much has been broken, I bring you the pieces.
Where much remains a mystery, help me to
embrace curiosity and comfort over control.
May these final moments or hours be a sweet settling,
a dessert we share to end this day.
May I come to know what it means to freely express my love,
and to receive your’s. May my heart attune to your voice.
Wind Down with Notes of:
Sandalwood | Vetiver | Lavender | Tobacco | Frankincense | Myrrh
In many church traditions throughout the years people have participated in prayer of the hours. This was a way to bring God into all parts of their day. Every day, they stopped throughout the day for marked times of prayer.
Vespers is the evening prayer hour, often around dusk. If you’re much like me, the day seems to wind down without much intention or recollection. Vespers is a way to look back on your day and replay the moments. The Prayer of Examen is a helpful practice you can share with God to recall your day and discover the ways in which you saw and experienced Him. This can be done individually or around a table with family or friends.
Somedays, you may just need to wind down with a moment of quiet and calm. This candle provides a soft support to the evening hours, welcoming a time of slowing and soothing. Notes of vetiver and lavender provide a sense of calm, amidst a soft backdrop of sandalwood and tobacco, with a sacred settling of frankincense and myrrh. It’s a great candle to invite your body to begin to relax, your mind to remember and release, and your heart to settle in.
A Liturgy for the Lighting of this Candle
As I approach these evening hours
may they not slip away through my hands,
unnoticed, untouched, untended by your care.
May this candle be a symbol of the soft rest,
on which you offer this body a place to land.
May it be the slow melody and calming beauty
of an evening fire, slowing my mind, soothing my heart,
and reminding me what it’s like to get lost in the moment.
May it be the strong support of the presence of another,
that at times speaks most loudly through the language of silence.
What has been acquired throughout this day,
I now set down at your feet. It is released.
Where much has been lost, I now let love ache.
O come, Emmanuel and comfort my tender heart.
Where much has been built,
may we stop together, to look, to notice, and to call it good.
When it doesn’t quite feel that way,
help me be ok with good enough for now.
Where much has been broken, I bring you the pieces.
Where much remains a mystery, help me to
embrace curiosity and comfort over control.
May these final moments or hours be a sweet settling,
a dessert we share to end this day.
May I come to know what it means to freely express my love,
and to receive your’s. May my heart attune to your voice.
Wind Down with Notes of:
Sandalwood | Vetiver | Lavender | Tobacco | Frankincense | Myrrh
In many church traditions throughout the years people have participated in prayer of the hours. This was a way to bring God into all parts of their day. Every day, they stopped throughout the day for marked times of prayer.
Vespers is the evening prayer hour, often around dusk. If you’re much like me, the day seems to wind down without much intention or recollection. Vespers is a way to look back on your day and replay the moments. The Prayer of Examen is a helpful practice you can share with God to recall your day and discover the ways in which you saw and experienced Him. This can be done individually or around a table with family or friends.
Somedays, you may just need to wind down with a moment of quiet and calm. This candle provides a soft support to the evening hours, welcoming a time of slowing and soothing. Notes of vetiver and lavender provide a sense of calm, amidst a soft backdrop of sandalwood and tobacco, with a sacred settling of frankincense and myrrh. It’s a great candle to invite your body to begin to relax, your mind to remember and release, and your heart to settle in.
A Liturgy for the Lighting of this Candle
As I approach these evening hours
may they not slip away through my hands,
unnoticed, untouched, untended by your care.
May this candle be a symbol of the soft rest,
on which you offer this body a place to land.
May it be the slow melody and calming beauty
of an evening fire, slowing my mind, soothing my heart,
and reminding me what it’s like to get lost in the moment.
May it be the strong support of the presence of another,
that at times speaks most loudly through the language of silence.
What has been acquired throughout this day,
I now set down at your feet. It is released.
Where much has been lost, I now let love ache.
O come, Emmanuel and comfort my tender heart.
Where much has been built,
may we stop together, to look, to notice, and to call it good.
When it doesn’t quite feel that way,
help me be ok with good enough for now.
Where much has been broken, I bring you the pieces.
Where much remains a mystery, help me to
embrace curiosity and comfort over control.
May these final moments or hours be a sweet settling,
a dessert we share to end this day.
May I come to know what it means to freely express my love,
and to receive your’s. May my heart attune to your voice.