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(As of August 2009, i will no longer be taking orders for spiritual supplies or services. I am closing temporarily for an undetermined amount of time, and regretfully, this includes my work for the Shared Prayer Grant.
Please consult the Client Section of this website for updates.)
Who can qualify?
What does it include?
What are the requirements?
How do I apply?
What is the Shared Prayer Grant?
The Shared Prayer Grant is a healing opportunity made possible through generous love offerings. It is an outpouring of faith in action, hope, community, and the reciprocity of receiving and sharing.
Spiritual work costs money. In a perfect world all healing would be free of charge and given without limit, but in today's world, many times we are limited by our budgets. In my experience, it is oftentimes the people who are in the greatest need who are unable to afford the work which could be of such assistance.
The Higher Source Shared Prayer Grant offers financial assistance for applicants who find themselves in such situations. If accepted, your spiritual work for a set period of time will be completely financed by the grant. This is a wonderful opportunity to get the prayer and support one needs to make positive changes in their life, especially when this type of work is outside the grantee's means.
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Who can qualify?
Anyone can qualify if they are over the age of eighteen and if they meet minimum household income criteria.
Household income information is given via the honor system, and any financial misrepresentation on behalf of the applicant is a huge violation of trust and will not be tolerated. This said, there will be no background investigation to prove financial worthiness, and representations made by applicants will be trusted. Please do not abuse this form of spiritual giving. If you can, in good faith, afford your own spiritual work, please do not apply for the Shared Prayer Grant. You will be preventing a truly needy person from participating in this holy opportunity.
The focus of the Shared Prayer Grant is on healing, although healing is subjective and can be broadly defined. Some examples of healing work include: self-esteem and self-worth issues, moving on after a bad relationship, depression and hopelessness, illness and injury, finding a fulfilling job, opening up opportunities, healing abuse, working towards a dream, meeting a supportive partner, moving past financial devastation, and harmony in relationships. Some life circumstances which are decidedly not for healing would be: gambling, cursing, breaking up relationships, and controlling.
Please contact me to discuss your specific situation if you have your doubts as to whether it's appropriate for this grant. Almost any situation can be re-thought and re-worked, and a higher, more healing-focused, road can be taken. I do not judge and i keep strict confidence.
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What does it include?
The Shared Prayer Grant includes focused prayer and candlework for one week or so, plus continued prayer support for as long as you desire. The candlework is catered to the individual and their unique set of circumstances, but it is most often composed of a tandem (or double-up) 7-Day vigil light setting with other work combined if and when the situation dictates.
Although i will work closely with the grantee, the specific type of spiritual work is at my sole discretion. Please refer to my Services Page for more information about the types of spiritual candleburning i offer.
The most profound part of the Shared Prayer Grant is not the candlework, though. It is the small and anonymous community of supporters who are joining in prayer, silently encouraging each other -hence the name, Shared Prayer.
Whenever a new grantee is accepted, about once or twice a month, an anonymous prayer list email is sent to the Shared Prayer supporters. This email list is one-way only; there's no email contact back and forth between members, and everyone's email address remains hidden. The grantee is allowed to remain unnamed, but their prayer request - their goal statement for their healing work - is shared with the group so that everyone may join in prayer and add their silent support in affirming the grantee's vision. Each grantee then has a whole team of people on their side, encouraging them. Powerful!
After each grantee's period of spiritual work ends, their request stays on the list until directed otherwise. All they are asked to do is to participate in the anonymous email community and join in prayer for each future member of the Shared Prayer Grant. In this manner a circle of reciprocity is experienced: first, one receives support, they are prayed for and encouraged, and then they give support, praying for and silently encouraging others. Beautiful!
Prayer is how you define it. I could never dream of putting a definition on personal prayer. Therefore, i cannot require that you pray for others a specific way - there is no right or wrong way. That is for you to discover, although praying for others, no matter the form, is a profound act of love and a deeply worthwhile act. There exists no limitation in regard to religion or spirituality; all open-minded people are welcome. If you're interested in prayer support, you may also join the anonymous Shared Prayer email list without being a grantee or applicant. Just contact me.
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What are the requirements?
You must be over eighteen.
You must agree to everything in the Terms of Service and the Disclaimer.
You must be unable to afford this work and meet basic financial eligibility.
You must have a healing need - healing being defined subjectively.
You must be open to continuing on the anonymous Shared Prayer email list and intend to give your best effort to praying for and supporting future grantees - please do not just receive this gift and not make an effort to give back. Sometimes it's not possible, though, i understand. All i ask is that you try.
You must complete the Shared Prayer Grant Application.
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How do I apply?
Start by filling out the application below.
If you have any questions, please email me through the Contact Me Page
If you submitted your application and forty-eight hours have past with no response from me, please first read my Client Section to check on any updates to my scheduling which would excuse the delay. Then please send me one reminder to this email address:
contact@ahighersourcesupply.com
* Please include specifics when filling out your application. I need to make decisions based on the information i get. Saying that you are suffering or that there are obstacles is not quite specific enough. Please elaborate a bit on your unique circumstances. All grant recipients will work closely with me and get ample opportunity to provide me with all the details they care to share once selected, but i do need certain information in the application.
An example of not enough information is: "I am sad and lonely." Here is an example, using the same circumstance, of good specific information that's very useful to me: "I am sad and lonely. My husband of twenty years walked out on me last year leaving me financially devestated. I am struggling with depression and it's making it hard to heal and move on." It's quite a difference.
Upon receiving your application, i will send you an email confirmation that it got to me okay. Grantees are chosen at the beginning of every month, one a month, but occasionally two are chosen - one at the beginning of the month and one around the middle. You will receive email notice if your application was accepted or if it was declined for the current month and set aside to be reconsidered for the following month.
While i understand disappointment and i certainly understand the emotions surrounding difficult times, i will not tolerate pushiness, rudeness, or folks who try to guilt-trip me or otherwise make this process difficult for me. That will result in a permanent rejection of your current application and any future applications. It is hard having to choose one application over others, so please understand that if you do not receive the grant for a particular month, that my decision was a hard one, made with a lot of thought.
I always have and alway will set small lights for free. Visit my Candle Minsitry Page for more information and to submit your prayer request.
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