Thanks to some dear friends, these are the prayers with which I am beginning each day:
May today there be peace within.
May I trust God that I am exactly
where I am meant to be.
May I not forget the infinite possibilities
that are born of faith.
May I use those gifts that I have received,
and pass on the love that has been
given to me.
May I be content knowing
I am a child of God.
Let this presence settle into my bones,
and allow my soul the freedom
to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.
-St. Teresa of Avila
Dear God, help me to spread your love
wherever I go.
Penetrate and possess my whole being
so fully that all my life will reflect
your compassion.
Shine through me and be so in me
that every person I meet will feel
your presence in my spirit.
-from Cardinal John Newman
Cannot recall the last time I have spent 10 consecutive days WITH other people. So goes against my grain. Virtually every minute of every day is done to accompaniment- which is difficult for this, at heart, very solitary person. And solitude, silence, is being quite difficult to come by...
Questing after
Undisturbed,
Individually alone,
Essential
Time
random thoughts...
Voices carry
messages which
break my heart-
I weep
Faces show
the strain of life
in spite of smiling
camouflage
Hands grasp hands
in friendship or
perhaps in hope of
being saved
Black & white-
but not a case of
either-or
but both
IT IS THE ONLY WAY!
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