MorningPrayer

Dear God,       Sometimes it seems our entire world is straining and groaning, under intense pressure, ready to bend and buckle.  Sometimes it seems that our individual aches, pains, malaise and stress are individual reactions to this earthly conflict.  We pray to let go, God, of the conflicts that are tearing us apart.  We pray for peace and gentleness and for a spirit that is kinder and more reflective. There is hope, even still, if we rest in you. AMEN

Dear God      Healing: may our bodies and minds be healed of that which makes us ill.      Health: may our entire self, that which we are, be whole and complete.      Happiness: may we experience joy in our inmost being and be content in our joy.      Harmony: may we be unified in the circle of life and connected to the oneness of all.      Holiness: may we be sacred and divine in all our relationships of thinking and doing. AMEN

Dear God,         Help us to master the art of living simply, for in living simply we connect to the divine impulse of beauty and harmony.  Unclutter us and our lives; clear out the drawers of our mind and our house, sweep clean the edges of our thoughts and the corners of our rooms, open up our tabletops and the layers of our memories.  Simplify our being and doing into a Haiku of elegance and form.  Then, we may more perfectly give praise and thanks. AMEN

Dear God,       Morning sings a new song of opportunity.  May we see this day in a new light and see magic and mystery that we haven't noticed before.  Open up our senses and let us explore our world with fresh cells, sparkling in the light.  May the potential we possess come alive in the possibilities of the day and of the Kingdom of your loving presence. AMEN

...what we mean God,      we don't understand and can't figure out why we are the way we are.   Some of us are pretty good, nice, thoughtful, kind.  And some seem, well, evil or bad, or at the very least inflamed with a sickness that causes us to act that way. And that is on an individual level, and when you add the political, national, religious, ethnic parts on a earth wide scale, well, then it becomes really incomprehensible.     We don't understand, because most of us want human simplicity and decency, but how to get there and stay there.  Obviously, even if we don't understand, we can do it only with your help. Help us God. Help heal and make us well and whole us. AMEN

Dear God,     The vibrancy of nature explodes around us in quiet rhythms;  the dandelion puffs drift in lazy circles, the predator bird attacks the song bird, the spider waits for the twanging of the web, the earth rumbles and then sleeps and we swatch and wait and dream and plan. We see that we are part of the vibrant  explosion of earth and we pray for gentle harmony and dynamic peaceful interaction. In justice, mercy and understanding may we walk humbly with you. AMEN

Dear God,   In the dice that's rolled across the tabletop of humanity,        as the heavens roared and shook,             some of us were pretty lucky and came up seven's and silver spoons. Walking humbly and accepting our lot,       rubbing sand and iron between our fingertips,          obligated to do justice and mercy,              we accept the grittiness of love. In the Holy Spirit of faith, we be and do. AMEN