Download our prayers to say with the body and the mind

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If you find it hard to focus when you pray – if your mind drifts off into lists of things to do, or the worries that follow you throughout the day and the night – then it may help to pray with your body as well as your mind. CMHI has developed a series of prayers for which you use your hands in various ways; this reminds us to give thanks for our bodies, and to see ourselves holistically, as beings of both flesh and spirit. The prayers are suitable for children and young people who are developing their prayer life and find it helpful to use physical actions as they pray. The prayers are:

  • the labyrinth prayer
  • the prayer of letting go
  • square breathing prayer
  • prayer for 5 people on 5 fingers in 5 minutes
  • the shoreline breath prayer
  • the footsteps prayer

Click here to download the A4 prayer sheets. 

 

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CMHI prayer and Bible verse booklet – now available

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We are delighted to launch a new CMHI prayer/Bible verse booklet in response to requests from people who have found our beautiful prayer cards useful, and asked us for something longer. This is a 12-page booklet, in black-and-white for easy printing, that contains beautiful prayers, some familiar friends from the Book of Common Prayer, and others new companions written by CMHI. There are Bible verses on the themes of love, peace, and light in the darkness. Finally, the booklet contains a page for your own journaling or notes. This is an ideal booklet for anyone who needs comfort or spiritual guidance, and perfect for those in hospital who want to pray and read some verses from Scripture. Contact hello@ministryofhealing.ie to ask about copies – we do ask for a small donation, if possible, to support our work and help us to offer our ministry as widely as possible.

 

Prayer of Examen – CMHI resource

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The Examen is a spiritual practice that has been used since the 16th century. CMHI provides you with a gentle, Anglican, version. In this prayer, we notice God’s presence, and name it, at both the joyful and the sorrowful times.

Like other forms of contemplative prayer, using the Examen practice regularly may aid you in discerning God’s voice in your life. When we direct our attention to God, he shows us the ways in which we will be helped by focusing our time and energy on him, and guides us away from the things that do not help us.

This is a short, mindful, kindly spiritual practice that helps us to find God in the everyday as we pause at evening-time to look back over the joys and laments of the day, and to focus on where God spoke to us, even if we may not have heard his voice at the time.

Click here to download

 

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Healing Prayer Group booklet

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We are delighted to make a new version of our guidelines and help for Healing Prayer Groups available, so if your parish is planning to set up such a group, or revive one that’s dormant, or is looking for help and ideas for your existing group, then our booklet is just what you need.

It’s available for download and printing by clicking here.

As all our work is funded by donations, if you find this booklet useful, please donate to support us. Details of how to donate are available here.

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The Church of Ireland and healing

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If you are interested and curious about what CMHI is, and what it means for us to be a Church of Ireland organisation, then this leaflet, part of a series about Church of Ireland views and beliefs, is a good starting point. It explores the ministry of healing, healing and faith, healing and death, and offers some resources on the topic. Click here to download it to your computer or phone, or click here to view it and the others in the series on the Church of Ireland website. If you have questions, or would like to know more about our healing ministry, then we’d love to hear from you – send us an email by clicking here for our contact details.

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Soul Food – Lydia’s prayerful reflection

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Click here to watch and listen to Lydia, CMHI Ministry Leader, offering a prayerful reflection that focuses on how we approach truth in scripture and the reality of our lives. This reflection is free to everyone to watch and to share. If you would like to donate to support CMHI, thank you – and our details are available on our website at this link.

Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland membership

If you would like to apply to be a member of CMHI, please email catherine@ministryofhealing.ie and ask for more information and an application form! The initial term of membership is 5 years, and we are a company limited by guarantee, which protects members in the unlikely event that CMHI would have to be wound up. Once you send in your form, the membership committee will convene and then we’ll get back to you as soon as possible!

Saviour in Storm

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Jesus, Saviour in storm when the waters of the deep are broken up, when the landmarks are washed away or drowned, come to us across the water.

Blessing of Healing

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May the Spirit of the Living God, present with us now, heal you of all that harms you in body, mind, or spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Prayer for young people

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Dear God, guide and protect us from
the anxieties and distractions
that are ever present in the world today.
Be with us as we experience life’s challenges.
Show us Your Presence when
we encounter both sickness and healing,
loneliness and friendship,
failure and success,
sorrow and joy.

Gracious God, give us the courage and strength
to make decisions guided by Your Light
as we journey through life.

Through the power of the life-giving Spirit
may we come to know your love.

Amen.

Contact us to request a copy.