Write a Prayer-a-Day Project

Oh, to be.  To be that exalted person we imagine ourselves.  To be free to make choices.  To be in the perfect relationship.  To be strong in body, mind and spirit.  To be financially secure.  To be in the place just right.  To be the ideal age.  To be healthy.  To be happy.  To be certain.  To be able to divine truth.  To be aware of our own divinity.  To be in conversation with many friends.

To be, or not to be.  May we, today, choose To Be.  For choices, we are thankful.  Blessed Be, and Amen.

May we, today, meet the challenges of living harmoniously with Nature.  We recognize our stewardship of the environment, but the struggle does not end there.  The choices we make each day have far-reaching consequences.  And, at times, it seems the forces of Nature are pitted against us: destructive storms, raging wildfires, earthquakes – it sometimes feels as if we are on the defensive.  May we seek a more balanced existence, accepting the unpredictability of the world around us, while searching for practices that show the same love and compassion to the living Earth that we would seek to share with each other.  For a life lived naturally, we give thanks.  Blessed Be, and Amen.

If hope were all that was left, where would we be?  Is it enough simply to hope?  And when even hope abandons us, what then is left?  Hard questions from our living experience, with no easy answers.  Relationship is the ultimate solution, and Love is the singular truth at the heart of the matter, both literally and figuratively.  We know ourselves best through our relationship with others.  And the more ‘others’ with whom we are in relationship, the more fully we will know ourselves.  And yet, Love is not always easy either, for if we do not love ourselves, we can never love another.  May we, today and tomorrow, experience the Love abiding around us.  May we nurture the Love we have for ourselves.  And may we practice Love in action, spreading it in ever wider wakes, until the whole world is awash in a great tidal Love.  Then, there is hope, and for that we give thanks.  Blessed Be, and Amen. 

Let this day hold beginnings: may we begin to love and care for ourselves in deeper, more productive ways.  May we begin to embrace a more intentional way of living.  May we begin to celebrate our unity in our diversity, and our diversity in our unity.  May we begin to make peace, anywhere and everywhere.  May we begin to practice the art of listening.  May we begin the process of beginning; for even if we already have good practices, each day is created anew, and each day marks a beginning.  Until we begin, we cannot accomplish.  Until we begin, we cannot hope.  Until we begin, we cannot love.  So let us begin, today.  For beginnings we give thanks.  Blessed Be, and Amen.

May today be a day of Celebration!  May we recall all our hopes and aspirations, may we reflect on who we truly are, and who we truly want to become.  May this day be the beginning of great, new enterprises, a liminal moment in intersecting lives.  May we recognize that we stand on the threshold, and pause at the moment between being inside and out.  Live in that moment, and then step boldly into the next.  Aware that not all that follows will be exactly as we’d want, it will all be exactly as it is, and we will all become exactly who we must.  For transformation, we sing glad tidings.  Blessed Be, and Amen.

From time to time we need to remind ourselves that we are enough.  That we are brave and strong, and have the courage to meet the challenges we face each day.  May we remember this today, as we look outward, and see the obstacles awaiting us; and as we look inward, and recognize the doubt and uncertainty that would hinder us from achieving, from striving, and sometimes simply from doing.  Let us breathe into this recognition, lean into the discomfort, and discover, at the end of the day, that not only were we up to the challenge, but that we are happier and more fulfilled for meeting and exceeding our expectations.  For Courage we give thanks.  Blessed Be, and Amen.

Behold the morning, fresh and clear.  Breathe it in.  Let it permeate every cell in our bodies.  Know that the morning is us, and we are the morning.  We are caught in the stream of interconnectedness.  Whatever we encounter, wherever we encounter it, we are always simply finding ourselves again.  You and me and everything we know are the recycled matter and energy of the universe.  In this sense, there is no ‘Me,’ because our ownership of ourselves is fleeting; these bodies are simply on loan for a very short time.  Our perceived needs are only manifestations of this temporary experience.  The only thing we will create today that will outlast us indefinitely is the Love we give away.  So, breathe in the morning, and breathe out Love.  For the breath of Life, we are eternally grateful.  Blessed Be, and Amen.

Let us be nonchalant today, that we might find life coming to us in quite, gentle passes.  Too often we drive headlong and forcefully into our existence: we push, we struggle, we fight, we resist.  It is efficacious to relax, quiet ourselves, and try to objectively observe what life has to show us.  In these moments of peaceful perception, we find the small pieces of Knowing that often lead to the greatest revelations, even when they are gradual, prolonged, and gentle.  It is called Wisdom, and it is not found through tremendous effort or taken by force.  It is grounded in our Be-ing, which comes to us in these small moments, when we calm our minds and open our hearts.  So let today be a matter-of-fact day, that we may lead a matter-of-wisdom life.  For quiet contemplation we give thanks.  Blessed Be, and Amen.

Life is ever-lasting transition.  Even in times when all seems constant and stable, we are experiencing an ongoing state of change.  A simple shift in the breeze, or a cloud passing before the sun will alter the energy we receive.  Embracing the cosmic flux is the key to a rich and sustainable life.  Rather than exerting force to resist change, we can choose to adapt, to accept, and sometimes even to direct.  We grow, we change, we die: it is all transition.  We know it comes, so let us prepare.  Let us consider every emotional state as a form of celebration, as the root of the word means “to assemble to honor.”  So, Celebrate today, honor our time, and embrace transition.  The path will be smoother, more pleasant, for us each, and for us all.  We gratefully celebrate change, and say Blessed Be, and Amen.

May today give us direction towards a goal.  It may the simplest of goals, or it may be of epic proportions.  Life should be lived as it comes, and yet our goals give us direction, and can fill us with a great sense of accomplishment when achieved.  The challenge is to remember that the mindful pursuit of an objective is as important as the fulfillment.  We must mark our successes in small measure: sometimes simply navigating through the day is an achievement.  So today, let us take time to consider just how magnificently successful we are!.  We triumph in every waking moment, and for that we can be truly grateful.  Blessed Be, and Amen.