Wild Forests

Prayers

Michael Leunig is a Melbourne cartoonist who wrote A Common Prayer, a book of strange and beautiful little prayers, several of which I have added to my very eclectic liturgy.  I alter them with "Goddess" or "Gods" as I please, or leave them as they are, depending on my mood.  I also generally leave the "Amen" off, as it's not a word that particularly resonates with me, or replace it with "Be blessed."

God, help us to live slowly;
To move simply;
To look softly;
To allow emptiness;
To let the heart create for us.

God rest us.
Rest that part of us which is tired.
Awaken that part of us which is asleep.
God awaken us and awake within us.
Amen.

Let us live in such a way
That when we die
Our love will survive
And continue to grow.
Amen.

Dear God
We loosen our grip
We open our hand.
We are accepting.
In our empty hand
We feel the shape
Of simple eternity.
It nestles there.
We hold it gently
We are accepting.
Amen.

posted by Cee at 10:03 AM