Today I was reminded how lucky I am to have great friends. Two of my closest friends escaped serious injury while helping me with a “home improvement” project. A lifelong friend whom I love dearly traveled hours to see my wife and I to share his love, joy and day to day struggles with us.
Nothing about my friends is ordinary.
They are amazing.
God, Thank You for the blessing of great friends.
Help me to be as good a friend to them as they are to me.
Amen
I AM Blessed
I AM Happy
I AM Prosperous
I AM Successful
I AM Victorious
I AM Open to new possibilities
I AM Thriving
I AM Advancing
I AM Talented and Creative
I AM Loved
I AM a Child of God
I AM Grateful
Yes, I AM all these things
Amen.
Dear God, I want to take a moment and not ask anything of You,
But simply say thank You for all I have.
Amen
There are days when I simply struggle with a difficult situation. I worry about those I love and struggle to find a way to help. Sometimes things are just out of my control.
Lord God, I know You are here.
I trust in Your presence, Your power, Your goodness, and Your complete control over everything I’m facing.
Help me walk through the questions, assured of Your answers, even though they’re still unclear to me.
I know that even now, when I don’t understand, I have You with me, and that is all that matters.
I love You and I trust You,
Amen.
The chant Om Namah Shivaya is a love song, to ourselves. A love song we sing to our own deepest inner nature.
In this chant we recognize that we are the source, a piece of the whole.
Om Namah Shivaya
Girijaa Shankara namah Shivaaya
Shambho Shankara namah Shivaaya
Om Namah Shivaya
Help me to rest in the truth of ‘Great is Your love toward me.’
Your love is infinite and unconditional.
Help me to love others as You love me.
Om Namah Shivaya
Long day today. When I am tired, I tend to go with my favorite loving kindness meditation.
Let me be safe
Let me be healthy
Let me be happy
Let me be prosperous
Most of us have faced disappointments, which have taught us that we can only depend upon ourselves.
But living the life God has called us to means unlearning that lesson.
There is a flow of energy in the universe…
When we go against the flow, we struggle.
When we allow God’s spirit to shape and influence our thoughts, words and actions… we find harmony.
We are meant to rest in God’s understanding.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5).
Today is going to be a wonderful day.
We are connected to the universe, not just each other. The power of the earth, water, plants, clouds, moon, sun and stars can give us a grounding strength which calms the spirit. Give thanks and let the energy resonate within you.
We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water.
We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines for the cure of our diseases.
We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters, the beans and squash, which give us life.
We return thanks to the bushes and trees, which provide us with fruit.
We return thanks to the wind, which, moving the air,
has banished diseases.
We return thanks to the moon and the stars, which have given us their light when the sun was gone.
We return thanks to our grandfather He-no, who has given to us his rain.
We return thanks to the sun, that he has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit.
Shalom,
Hallelujah,
Amen.
I frequently think of Nana and her prayer shawl ministry. The thought of each stitch being a prayer or intention of healing and protection is incredibly powerful.
I wish she was alive to knit a wedding shawl for your wedding ceremony.
(Day 31 Reposted)
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