God,
May nothing separate me from You today. Keep me from being distracted by MY wants, MY desires, MY thoughts on how things should be. Help me to embrace what comes my way as an opportunity. And finally, help me to rest in the truth of ‘Great is your love for me.’
Amen
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Divine Mother of All there is,
whose essence Lies within us all and in all things.
Please protect me and heal me.
Please bring me to wholeness and wisdom.
Make tomorrow a day of fresh starts, new beginnings.
Melt all obstacles in my path–gently, gracefully, lovingly.
Reconnect me to my highest self.
Awaken me to what I need to know next.
Let my higher self select and connect with the divine energy that is right for me, right now.
May I be uplifted and empowered by your Love.
So be it and so it is.
Amen.
Inanna, the Queen of Heaven
Mighty, majestic, and radiant,
You shine brilliantly in the evening,
You brighten the day at dawn,
You stand in the heavens like the sun and the moon,
Your wonders are known both above and below,
To the greatness of the Holy Priestess of Heaven,
To you, Inanna, I sing!
Amen.
God,
Give me grace to pray, to address You with my heart. You are everywhere present, from You no secret can be hidden. May the knowledge of this, teach me to fix my thoughts on You, with reverence and devotion, that I may not pray in vain
May I now, and on each return of morning, consider how I will spend the day ahead; what thoughts will prevail in my mind? What words will I speak? Will my actions reflect Your will, or my own? How far can I live in the Your goodness and beauty?
And give me always a thankful sense of my many blessings so I may live with gratitude in my heart.
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
Any prayer said with a sincere heart is heard by God.
Some people claim that they do not pray often because they do not know what to say; they do not “know any prayers”.
I heard the story of the “Alphabet Prayer” for the first time.
God,
I sincerely pray to You the whole alphabet
knowing You will put the words together to reflect what is in my heart.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Amen.
Excerpt from the Buddha’s Middle discourses on Mindfulness Meditation.
“They meditate observing feelings as liable to originate, as liable to vanish, and as liable to both originate and vanish”
And how does a mendicant meditate observing an aspect of feelings? It’s when a mendicant who feels a pleasant feeling knows: ‘I feel a pleasant feeling.’
When they feel a painful feeling, they know: ‘I feel a painful feeling.’
When they feel a neutral feeling, they know: ‘I feel a neutral feeling.’
When they feel a material pleasant feeling, they know: ‘I feel a material pleasant feeling.’
When they feel a spiritual pleasant feeling, they know: ‘I feel a spiritual pleasant feeling.’
When they feel a material painful feeling, they know: ‘I feel a material painful feeling.’
When they feel a spiritual painful feeling, they know: ‘I feel a spiritual painful
feeling.’
When they feel a material neutral feeling, they know: ‘I feel a material neutral feeling.’
When they feel a spiritual neutral feeling, they know: ‘I feel a spiritual neutral feeling.’
And so they meditate observing an aspect of the feelings internally, externally, and both internally and externally. They meditate observing feelings as liable to originate, as liable to vanish, and as liable to both originate and vanish. Our mindfulness is established that feelings exist, to the extent necessary for knowledge and mindfulness. They meditate independent, not grasping at anything in the world. That’s how a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of feelings.
I was recently asked by a family member to share my thoughts on the Holy Trinity. As my understanding and relationship with God has grown, I have learned that the Holy Spirit is one of the greatest gifts from God. It is the voice we hear, the wind at our back, the sun warming our face, the rain that refreshes, the energy that connects us, the infinite love that unites us.
Holy Spirit,
Divine guest of my soul,
abide in me
and grant that I may ever abide in You.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Amen.
Dear God,
Help me to remain calm and strong in
the face of all that comes towards me today.
Help me seek pure thoughts and act
with the intention of helping others.
Help me find compassion without
empathy overwhelming me.
Amen.
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