A Prayer at the Outset

innocent children earnestly praying, eyes closed, hands in prayer position at mouth
Photo by Carlos Magno / Unsplash

In the face of what seems impossible

At times of great distress

When, for many, all hope seems lost

May this work awaken 

Within all who encounter it 

The Mystery 

A remembering of

And a stirring longing for

The Peace of lying on the warm Earth

Looking at the Stars

Breathing and marvelling at the miracle of the breath

Living in respectful relationship to all things

No need for war

No need for greed

No need for drama

Nothing broken

No-one needs rescuing

Remembering what it felt like to feel safe in our own skin

 

In the remembering and in the longing

May we seed a re-awakening 

In our own small corners of this beautiful Earth

Together.