Resources for Prayer and Meditation
Chapel, First Presbyterian Church of Auburn
To read prayers submitted by members and friends of First Presbyterian Church of Auburn, please use this link and tap your space bar or arrow keys to advance through the prayers. The prayers are also visible in the box below. Thank you for including them in your meditations during the Prayer Vigil. You may add your prayers by tapping here to fill out a prayer request form. Submit as many as you like.
Tap here or on the image below for a guide on how to "walk the labyrinth" with your finger. You can download and print or enjoy the meditation on screen.
Meditation prayer using a finger Labyrinth.pdfThank you for keeping our vigil from home! Your prayers are linked to those being offered in our chapel from 8PM to 9PM on Good Friday, 6AM to 9PM on Holy Saturday, and 6AM to 7AM on Easter Sunday. By praying and keeping vigil from home, you are allowing us to pray without ceasing, even through the darkest hours of the night! Scroll down to find various suggestions to aid your prayer and meditation. Hyperlinks and hand icons found by hovering your cursor in the upper right corner of each resource will take you to see more.
To sign up to pray in the chapel between 6AM and 9PM, tap here.
To sign up to pray from home between 9PM and 6AM, tap here.
To submit a prayer request to our 2023 Easter Prayer Vigil, use this request form. Write your prayer as you would on a prayer card. You may submit the form as many times as you have prayers to share.
Use this link or see and hear a video recreating the Meditations on the Death of Jesus set up in our chapel. The narrative, created in 2020, includes thirteen works of art showing scenes from the Agony in the Garden through the Placement of Jesus in the Tomb. If you would like to read the narrative, use this link to view a PDF version that may be downloaded and printed, but note that the images will use a lot of ink!
Use this link to see a set of prayers you can use during your hour of meditation, also visible below. The PDF may be downloaded or viewed on screen.
Praying Scripture Guide.pdf