This week we are celebrating Families Week. It would be great if across our community we could spend the remainder of this week making moments matter, times really do pass quickly and we can’t get those precious, enduring, wonder moments back. Those moments you’re your child needed you, reached out, or showed you how much they love you… because they wanted you, your help.  Truly as they get older as parents we do not rate as highly. So, this week, let us reflect on the importance of our families and take the time to make moments matter.

I found this prayer to share with you

Timeless God, in our families and school we have ways of showing care for each other.

We are called to reach out to family members, our school, neighbours, community members and people in our world who experience hard times.

Help us to make each moment count and to make time for things that bring refreshment

To sit and dream

To chat to our family and friends

Help us to make a difference, to pray and to rest,

To notice the wonder of your creation,

To look into one another's eyes,

To ask hard questions

And to wait for the answers

Help us to make time not to hurry,

Fill this day with miracle moments

When life makes sense, help us see clearly

Give us moments when we embrace you alive in our lives

When we hear good news,

When we forgive and are forgiven

Give us moments of real honest and moments of deep awareness

Let there be moments when we are moved to tears,

And moments of laughter pouring from our soul

Let there be moments of gratitude and moments when we behold your face

Be with us throughout this day, gentle God.

Make the rhythm of our day keep pace with the cadence of your love.

“Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action” 1Jn 3:16-24